All articles by Nick Ferris

Nick Ferris

@nichferris

Nick Ferris is senior data journalist at Energy Monitor. He has previously worked at The New Statesman, The Independent, Greenpeace Unearthed, and The Straits Times. He is a graduate of the prestigious MA in Investigative Journalism at City University. Contact Nick at: nick.ferris [at] ns-mediagroup.com

Why COP28 was the first COP to truly align with climate science

At the closing plenary of COP28 in Dubai, most parties gave their expected takes on the final cover text. The…
Global Stocktake text signalling ‘end of fossil fuels’ is adopted at COP28

DUBAI – COP28 closed on Wednesday with a landmark Global Stocktake text that “calls on parties” to begin “transitioning away…
Emirati oil casts an inescapable shadow over climate talks at COP28

DUBAI - For people in the climate world, the annual two-week extravaganza that is COP28 is a moment to see…
Why COP28 is “the most important COP” since the Paris Agreement

On 30 November, some 75,000 delegates including politicians, ministers, representatives from civil society, the private sector, international organisations and media…
Weekly data: 70% of planned steel projects are dirty blast furnaces

Statistics around steel boggle the mind. Just under two billion tonnes of the metal are produced worldwide every year, and…

Data shows how the cost of energy transition minerals has soared since 2020

Ever since the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its seminal Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions report in 2021, securing…
How the rush for critical minerals threatens human rights

Three-quarters of physical attacks recorded against human rights defenders during the period January 2015 to March 2023 were against climate,…
Why recycling is no golden ticket to endless critical minerals

A few kilometres outside of Oslo, in a sleek business park on the banks of Oslo Fjord, is the headquarters…
Why critical minerals won’t hamper the green hydrogen revolution

With every year that passes, the hype around green hydrogen builds. Many analysts are now convinced that the gas is…
What has happened to China’s global coal financing?

In September 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping made history when he told the UN General Assembly China would build “no…