Louis Goddard is the co-founder of Data Desk, before which he was an investigative data journalist at Global Witness and The Times of London.

His work focuses on understanding the fossil fuel industry from the inside out, using commercial and alternative data to interrogate the hidden parts of the global energy system. 

Basic information

Name
Louis Goddard
Title
Investigative journalist
Country
United Kingdom
City
Sheffield
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Supported projects

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.

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Toxic Recipes: Inside the ‘Jungle Juice’ Factory

  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Industry

AMSTERDAM / ANTWERP / IMMINGHAM / LAGOS – International oil traders continue to dump toxic waste products into road fuels sold to African countries, polluting the environment, damaging engines and causing life-changing health problems for citizens, despite the efforts of the regulators and civil society.

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