Phoebe Cooke is co deputy editor at climate investigations outlet DeSmog. 

She has reported across the climate beat, exposing vested interests in everything from heat pump misinformation to biomass subsidies. 

Phoebe's investigations have been covered by Politico, The Guardian, The Independent and the Financial Times.

She holds an undergraduate degree in German from Oxford University and a Master’s in Global Environmental Politics and Policy from Birkbeck, University of London. 

Phoebe Cooke

Basic information

Name
Phoebe Cooke
Title
Investigative climate journalist
Expertise
climate, environment, politics
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
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Dirty Supply Chains: How Fracked Gas Props Up Europe’s Fertiliser Giant

  • Agriculture
  • Environment

OSLO / TEXAS – Yara, the biggest fertiliser producer in Europe, is promoting 'sustainable' products as climate-friendly solutions. Yet this investigation reveals that much of this product relies on fracked gas from U.S. shale fields.

How the Gas Lobby Aims to Lock in Europe’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Environment

ROME - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has upended decades of energy policy and a long-term dependence on Russian gas. Across Europe, governments are scrambling to find alternate energy supplies for the coming winter.