Phoebe Cooke

About

Phoebe is a co-deputy editor at DeSmog UK, with a focus on European politics. She joined DeSmog in 2020, and was previously the organisation\’s senior reporter.

Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Politico and Financial Times, Deutsche Welle and Irish investigative outlet The Journal. Phoebe is NCTJ-accredited. She holds a degree in German from Oxford University and a Masterโ€™s in environmental politics from Birkbeck.

onApr 5, 2023 @ 03:07 PDT

Critics say the firm is attempting to buy goodwill as it bids to pilot a fuel widely considered unviable for home heating.

Critics say the firm is attempting to buy goodwill as it bids to pilot a fuel widely considered unviable for home heating.
onMar 7, 2023 @ 07:34 PST

Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Unionโ€™s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.

Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Unionโ€™s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Series: Gas Lock-in
onFeb 6, 2023 @ 06:33 PST

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
onJan 26, 2023 @ 10:43 PST

Party activists โ€œashamedโ€ to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.

Party activists โ€œashamedโ€ to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.
onJan 24, 2023 @ 03:39 PST

Documents show bioenergy giant is โ€œinfluencing the thinkingโ€ of ministers, say campaigners.

Documents show bioenergy giant is โ€œinfluencing the thinkingโ€ of ministers, say campaigners.
onJan 19, 2023 @ 09:41 PST

The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices โ€œturbocharged an ecosystem of disinformationโ€ around the summit, study finds.

The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices โ€œturbocharged an ecosystem of disinformationโ€ around the summit, study finds.
onDec 6, 2022 @ 23:01 PST

Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.

Emergency moves to end energy dependence on Russia represent a victory for the gas lobbyโ€™s plans to lock Europeโ€™s biggest economy into the global market for liquefied natural gas, campaigners warn.
Series: Gas Lock-in
onNov 15, 2022 @ 09:14 PST

A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.

A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africaโ€™s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.
onNov 12, 2022 @ 03:43 PST

The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.

The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.
onOct 19, 2022 @ 09:48 PDT

Campaigners say the Yorkshire biomass company is "running for cover" after it was hit by a series of scandals.

Campaigners say the Yorkshire biomass company is "running for cover" after it was hit by a series of scandals.