Industrial Decarbonization Reporter

POLITICO is looking for an ambitious reporter to join our energy and climate team to report on industrial decarbonization from our Brussels newsroom.

Europe remains a major industrial powerhouse, with major emissions-intensive sectors such as chemicals, steel, automobile, manufacturing and agriculture. Keeping these sectors globally competitive while removing their dependence on fossil fuels is a huge challenge — and a huge political fight.

The EU has shown that decarbonization can go hand in hand with economic growth, but a growing populist agenda in Europe has seen a pushback against green laws. What path will Europe take? Will Ursula von der Leyen's clean industrial deal revitalize European industry while slashing the bloc's emissions, or will the EU have to choose between economic growth and environmental ambition?

What You'll Do
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• Your job will be to chronicle this complex story as it unfolds, covering the political fights and technical details of industrial decarbonization.
• The ideal candidate will be able to write big-picture stories narrating the ups and downs of Europe's industrial transition for our free site audience, while also being obsessed with delivering policy scoops for our professional subscribers on legislative files including CBAM, ETS2 and the industrial accelerator act.
• As well as energy-intensive industry, you will also cover efforts to decarbonize non-energy related emissions, especially in the agriculture sector.
• You will build deep sources in the EU institutions, including the Commission, the Council of the EU and the Parliament.
• You will also source up in industry, getting to know everyone from the steelmakers to the petrochemicals giants to the farmers and renewables companies — and use those sources to regularly break news for our daily subscriber newsletter.
• You will also produce bigger picture stories and features for POLITICO's free site and work with colleagues on the energy & climate team and beyond.

What You'll Need:

• At least five years' newsroom experience.
• Experience covering climate and /or energy and a demonstrable interest in the topic.
• A track record of building sources across politics and/or business, and breaking news before it's announced.
• Ability to take complex technical details and translating them to plain English.
• Excellent written English and a readable writing style are essential.
• You will be a good collaborator. POLITICO is a collegiate working environment where reporters are encouraged to share sources and work together on stories.

We value our people:
Our benefits package is built for you, and includes:

• Our teams benefit from country-specific, competitive compensation and benefits packages—including pension, healthcare, training opportunities and more.
• With a multinational team, strong ties to EU institutions, and flexible work options including working from abroad, we offer our employees an environment that supports both professional and personal development.
• Transportation: Say goodbye to traffic jams and hello to smooth commutes. POLITICO partially covers public transportation costs.

Let's keep in touch:
You can view our list of open positions here. We hope to see your application soon

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Location: Brussels

Employment level: Full-time

Type of role: Reporter, Experienced

Company: POLITICO Europe