The Top Climate Technology Reporters, Publications, and Newsletters That Should Be On Your Radar

Top Climate Technology

As we see and feel the effects of climate change more and more every day, many businesses have begun prioritizing climate technology that reduces negative impacts on our natural environment and promotes environmentally friendly practices.

We’ve also seen coverage of specific climate technology, such as green tech and clean tech, surge over the past few years as well. There are many quality reporters, publications and newsletters out there that have dedicated coverage to these topics specifically.

Here are a few of the Kite Hill team’s favorite reporters in this space:

Todd Woody (@greenwombat) is an environmental reporter at Bloomberg. He covers climate change, renewable energy, and green technology.

Catherine Clifford (@CatClifford) is a climate innovation and technology reporter for CNBC. She writes about clean tech, climate policy, and innovation related to carbon offsets and achieving net-zero emissions.

Grace Donnelly (@gddonnelly22) is an emerging technology reporter for Morning Brew. She covers electric vehicles and all things related to climate technology.

Michelle Ma (@HiMichelleMa) is a climate reporter for Protocol. She frequently reports on the latest in climate technology.

Harri Weber (@HarrisonWeber) covers climate technology at TechCrunch. She writes about climate startups and major business efforts to reduce carbon emissions and energy waste.

Alejandro de la Garza (@AlexSdelaGarza) is a staff writer for TIME, covering technology and climate change. He also contributes to TIME’s “Climate Is Everything” newsletter.

Brad Plumer (@bradplumer) is a climate reporter at The New York Times. He covers environmental policy and technology efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions.

We also recommend looking to the following publications, newsletters, and podcasts for their coverage of climate technology as well:

Co-authored by Ben Geman (@Ben_Geman) and Andrew Freedman (@afreedma), Axios Generate is a daily weekday newsletter providing climate and energy news, including technology, policy, science, and more.

Bloomberg Green (@climate) specifically covers climate change. Readers can subscribe to the Bloomberg Green daily weekday newsletter dedicated to climate news, clean tech, environmental impacts, and green finance.

CleanTechnica (@cleantechnica) covers all things related to clean tech, including the latest in clean technology, electric vehicles, solar energy, wind energy, and more. Hosted by CleanTechica Director Zachary Shahan (@zshahan3), CleanTechnica’s CleanTech Talk podcast delves into cleantech news and analysis on a weekly basis.

Morning Brew’s (@MorningBrew) Emerging Tech Brew newsletter covers all technology news that will impact the future of businesses, including automation, the latest advanced in renewable energy and climate technology.

Protocol’s (@protocol) Climate section specifically covers the climate crisis and how technology is being used to solve some of the biggest climate challenges we face. Readers can subscribe to Protocol’s Climate newsletter every Tuesday and Thursday for the latest on how the technology industry is working to tackle climate change.

The New York Times (@nytimes) has a designated Climate and Environment section and publishes a Climate Forward newsletter, emailed to subscribers twice per week. The newsletter covers the climate crisis and topics related to climate technology and environmental policy.

The Washington Post’s (@washingtonpost) Climate & Environment section is dedicated to its reporting on climate solutions, carbon emissions, global warming, and more. The Post’s Energy and Environment newsletter delivers the latest news on energy, the environment, and climate change to its subscribers every Thursday.

As the climate crisis accelerates, it’s clear that the tech industry has great potential to make meaningful and innovative strides in solving some of the biggest challenges our planet faces today. We’ll be keeping up with these reporters, newsletters, and publications for the latest news as the climate technology space continues to grow.

- Alexandra Morrison, SAE