Climate Investigations Course: Investigating Climate Finance
Billions are committed every year as part of the global reaction to the climate crisis. Whether invested in renewable energy, traded as carbon credits or assigned to mitigation or loss and damage funds, huge sums are involved. The potential for corruption and fraud are equally huge. This module provides tools for deep financial research and guides participants through investigations that follow the climate money trail.
Sometimes this means identifying who is profiting from environmentally harmful practices, highlighting motives for spreading disinformation or undermining legislation; at other times it might require looking into political donations and lobbying. Still other stories may need to map out and explain the supply chains behind industries to show where regulation is being circumvented or public promises are not being kept.
The modules of this course provide the skills and techniques to follow the money wherever it leads.
There is an urgent need for greater public understanding of the looming climate crisis, and journalism has an integral role to play in this.
However, while environmental and climate reporting is crucial, there is an equally critical need for investigative journalism around these topics. While the public needs to know what is happening to our planet, they also need to understand why it is happening.
Why, despite decades of warnings and research into mitigation and solutions, is the situation worsening?
Where are promises and commitments being broken?
What is hindering the process of building new systems to avert the worst of the coming crisis?
And who, ultimately, is profiting from this situation?
This course will help you dig into the people, organisations, governments and companies that can provide you and your audience answers to these questions.
Technical Requirements
This course will need you to have the following software/apps/tools on your computer:
- Zoom app
- Camera and audio
This course will be hosted on Zoom. To find out more about how we use Zoom, please check out our Zoom InfoSec page.
Course Structure
Exercises and additional resources will be provided to supplement the training between sessions.
Important
Our training is not recorded: if you miss a session, it is lost – you cannot watch a recording of it, nor will you be allowed to attend that session at a later date.
Ready to dive into Investigating Climate Finance? Please see the booking form below.
Note that you can get a 20% discount on the total applicable fees by booking the full ‘Climate Investigations Course’ instead here which ‘Investigating Climate Finance’ is a part of.
Trainer Biographies:
Nimra Shahid
Scilla Alecci
Amy Westervelt
Leigh Baldwin
Luke Barratt
- 12 May 2025 15.00–16.30 BST (UK time)
- 13 May 2025 15.00–16.30 BST (UK time)
- 14 May 2025 15.00–16.30 BST (UK time)
- 15 May 2025 15.00–16.30 BST (UK time)
One ticket per person.
In line with our non-profit mission, our pricing operates on a sliding scale, ensuring large organisations pay more to subsidise places for smaller newsrooms, freelancers and students.
*Students places for this course are capped, due to limited capacity. Anyone registering as a student will be asked for a photo/scan of their student ID ahead of the course.
**Employed individuals who cannot have their employers pay for the course are entitled to the freelancer rate. Note that we are a small charity and rely on your honesty so please do not register as a freelancer if your employer is reimbursing you for the course.
We have a strict policy of No Refund and No Transfer of bookings.