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Damian Kahya
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Head of Journalism and Editor, Greenpeace
London
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Biography
Trained in Cardiff (UK) and Columbia (New York). Former BBC foreign correspondent and energy journalist for TV, Online & Radio. Now editor of Greenpeace's Energydesk editorially independent global energy and climate news site.
I wouldn't cover sensitive issues like Gender and sexuality
Content
By Damian Kahya Verified, Joe Sandler Clarke Verified| Unearthed: Greenpeace Verified Nigel Farage could make 18.5m Euros from share options he holds in a carbon offsetting company that says it disagrees with his recent comments on net zero. The former UKIP leader, who opposes net zero but says he supports tree-planting, was widely reported to have taken an advisory role with Dutch Green Business (DGB) Group last year.
By Damian Kahya Verified| Unearthed: Greenpeace Verified What to say? I never met my grandfather on my father’s side. But in the 1920’s, the family story goes, Stalin’s men came to my grandfather’s house in Crimea to count the number of rooms. It was just a few years after the end of the last Ukraine-Russia conflict. The young Samuel packed up some of his belongings and walked. All the way to Turkey – changing his name subtly as he entered. Like millions of Europeans, I thought that kind of thing would help my children to understand our history in school.
By Damian Kahya Verified| Unearthed: Greenpeace Verified Some of the countries which pushed for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to weaken its language on a fossil fuel phase-out also challenged the scientific assessments that carbon trading may result in smaller reductions in emissions than claimed.
Company Info
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global environmental organization founded in 1971, with its headquarters in Amsterdam. It operates through 26 national and regional organizations in over 55 countries, employing 3,476 staff members and managing a budget of €103.735 million as of 2022. The organization is dedicated to addressing critical environmental issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, and nuclear proliferation. Greenpeace engages in direct action, advocacy, and research to promote environmental sustainability. It conducts peaceful protests to highlight environmental abuses, lobbies for sustainable policies, and publishes reports to inform the public about environmental degradation. The organization also focuses on environmental justice, prioritizing marginalized communities affected by pollution and climate change. Through educational materials and campaign tools, Greenpeace mobilizes global supporters, including individual activists, allied organizations, and policy institutions, to drive meaningful change.
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
+34 900 535 025
Founded: 1971