Bringing you analysis of the latest climate news and media trends, plus interviews with authors, experts, journalists, filmmakers and more!
Nina Lakhani
Nina Lakhani has reported from more than a dozen countries including six years investigating health scandals, deaths in custody and honor-based violence for The Independent newspapers in London and seven years freelancing in Mexico and Central America covering state-sponsored repression, consequences of the war on drugs, gender-based violence and the battle for natural resources. Most recently she spent six years as senior climate and environmental justice reporter for the Guardian based in New York covering the intersection between structural racism and poverty with extreme weather events, the climate impact of war, and the criminalization of defenders, as well unequal access to water, food and clean air across the US. She is the author of Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender's Battle for the Planet which has been translated into Spanish, French and Italian, and is a contributor to the 2025 anthology Gaza: the Story of a Genocide (chapter: Ecocide in Gaza). Before journalism she was a mental health nurse, and a proponent of trauma informed reporting. She is based in Mexico City.
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Carbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem | The Spill
Carbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too.
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Ep 1: Welcome to “The Spill,” Our New Weekly Newscast
Bringing you analysis of the latest climate news and media trends, plus interviews with authors, experts, journalists, filmmakers and more!
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An Historic Step and a Long Road Ahead: the Santa Marta Climate Conference
The first ever international conference focused on transitioning off of fossil fuels took place in Santa Marta, Colombia in April 2026. It was a historic step, but also revealed just how difficult it will be to change entrenched systems.
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What to Expect at the Santa Marta Climate Conference
Colombia and the Netherlands will host government ministers, scientists, Indigenous peoples, and civil society groups from at least 50 states, determined to work together to figure out a just transition away from fossil fuels.
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A Love Letter to Human Rights Defenders
As she wraps up her six-year stint as UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor gives us an exit interview.
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10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is It Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists in Honduras?
Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader’s murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with impunity across Honduras.
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10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists?
Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader’s murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with impunity across Honduras.
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UN Expert Says Companies Dealing in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk
Despite U.S. claims of legal impunity, companies engaging in the refining, shipping and sale of illegally seized oil—particularly those headquartered in the EU—might face judicial hurdles.
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U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Violates International Climate Law Too
The Trump administration’s oil grab and plans to expand Venezuelan production flouts last year’s landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.