The training provides early- and mid-career journalists with vital skills to investigate the forces behind the climate crisis. Attendees will learn how to track emissions across borders, follow financial flows, examine corporate climate claims, navigate freedom of information legislation, analyse the impact of lobbying on EU climate policy, and utilise geodata, satellite imagery and flight-tracking tools. All sessions will be led by experienced investigative journalists and climate specialists, with a strong focus on practical techniques and real-world case studies.
The applications are now closed.
The programme blends hands-on learning with opportunities for networking, including a shared breakfast and dinner on the first evening. Sessions are interactive and practice-oriented, ensuring participants depart with enhanced skills, tangible story ideas and potential partners for future collaborations.
A few speakers are already confirmed:
Alex Fanta: “The New Freedom of Information Act (Austria): Research Rights in Environmental Issues”;
Caroline Henshaw: “Follow the Money – Who Finances the Climate Crisis?”;
Lisa Brandauer: “Reading and Decoding Environmental Impact Assessments'';
Federico Acosta Rainis: a session on satellite imagery and geospatial investigations;
Eli Moskowitz: a session on supply-chain investigations, with a focus on environmental and climate-related cases
This two-day training will be held in Vienna on 24-25 April and will bring together 20 journalists from across Europe. It is open to professional journalists, whether they already cover climate topics or wish to incorporate climate investigations into their current area of reporting. Travel (preferably by train) and accommodation expenses will be covered for participants.
