Clare Carlile

Clare specialises in food politics, and has exposed environmental harms in the meat, pesticides and fertiliser sectors, and was recognized in 2026 with a Tenacious Award for her investigative journalism for DeSmog. Clare’s investigations have been covered by outlets including the BBC, Politico, and The Guardian, and cited in questions to the European Commission and Spanish government. Clare was previously a co-editor at Ethical Consumer Magazine. Contact her at clare[at]desmog.com.

Articles by Clare Carlile

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Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.

Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.
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Campaigners say corporate-friendly science has โ€œcorrosive effects on public health debatesโ€.

Campaigners say corporate-friendly science has โ€œcorrosive effects on public health debatesโ€.
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Campaigners say the CAP system favours large landowners and is โ€œfuelling autocratic regimesโ€.

Campaigners say the CAP system favours large landowners and is โ€œfuelling autocratic regimesโ€.
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Industry giants have been accused of โ€˜enriching shareholdersโ€™ while โ€˜farmers and consumers pay the priceโ€™.

Industry giants have been accused of โ€˜enriching shareholdersโ€™ while โ€˜farmers and consumers pay the priceโ€™.
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UK and EU leaders have been called upon to โ€œrejectโ€ MAGAโ€™s โ€œforeign interferenceโ€.

UK and EU leaders have been called upon to โ€œrejectโ€ MAGAโ€™s โ€œforeign interferenceโ€.
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The European Parliament has โ€œa legal and moral obligation to reject these dangerous proposalsโ€, according to Dutch Left MEP Anja Hazekamp.

The European Parliament has โ€œa legal and moral obligation to reject these dangerous proposalsโ€, according to Dutch Left MEP Anja Hazekamp.
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Far-right politicians from France, Germany, and other European nations and their U.S. allies celebrated their growing bonds and shared goals at a lavish party in New York City.

Far-right politicians from France, Germany, and other European nations and their U.S. allies celebrated their growing bonds and shared goals at a lavish party in New York City.
Series: MAGA
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U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.

U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.
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Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.

Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
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Trade groups lobbied ministers to promote a source of energy linked to massive environmental harms at the U.N. climate conference.

Trade groups lobbied ministers to promote a source of energy linked to massive environmental harms at the U.N. climate conference.