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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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Pesticide Industry 'Hijacked' Climate Stage at COP30, Campaigners Say
ByClare Carlile
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Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Campaigners in the COP30 Agrizone protest against excessive use of agrochemicals. (Credit: Devlin Kuyek/ Grain)
Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels
ByClare Carlile
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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.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push, COP30 Coverage
The 'Agrizone' at COP30 in Bélem, Brazil. Credit: Clare Carlile
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
ByClare Carlile
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Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry , Big Ag's Climate Push
(Credit: Sabrina Bedford)
us/Revealed: US Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
ByClare Carlile
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Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push
Credit: Pexels
uk/Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’
ByClare Carlile
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Councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.
Broiler chicks in a poultry unit in Lancashire, England. Credit: FLPA / Alamy
Revealed: ‘Chilling’ Surveillance of Activists by Meat and Dairy Industry
ByClare Carlile
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The Animal Agriculture Alliance, which briefs the FBI, has tracked over 2,400 individuals linked to animal welfare and environmental groups.
Credit: Wallace Garrison / Alamy
Revealed: EPP-Linked Tax Group ‘Collaborated’ With Far-Right Party on Criminal Complaints
ByClare Carlile
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Unsubstantiated allegations against top climate advocates part of campaign to “discredit and defund” civil society actors in EU, says transparency campaigner.
Roman Haider, an Austrian MEP from the far-right Freedom Party, speaks at a European Parliament plenary session on tackling climate change, following the hottest year on record. Credit: Fred Marvaux / European Union 2025
uk/Staff Shortages Have Forced Major Cuts to Environment Agency Water Quality Monitoring, Internal Documents Reveal
ByClare Carlile
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Conservationists warn that cancellation of thousands of tests since May will leave a “regulatory and ecological blind spot”.
River Wye viewed from Yat Rock, July 2023. Credit: H8062la (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
This Small Texas Town Is Fighting Back Against Big Ammonia
ByClare Carlile
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European fertiliser giant has launched a local ‘charm offensive’ to gain support for its chemical factory plan.
Series: Murky Supply Chains: How Fossil Fuels Prop Up Europe’s Fertiliser Giant
Ingleside resident Melanie Shafer, pictured at Indian Point Park in Portland, Texas. Credit: Brenda Bazán
Green Goals, Dirty Fuel: Europe’s Fertiliser Industry Bets on Shale
ByClare Carlile
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Yara’s move to “sustainable” ammonia relies on fracked gas harmful to Texan communities, investigation finds.
Series: Murky Supply Chains: How Fossil Fuels Prop Up Europe’s Fertiliser Giant
A tractor sprays a field with fertilizer in Hesse, Germany. Credit: imageBROKER.com / Alamy Stock Photo