Guardian journalist Damian Carrington and Guardian writer George Monbiot were awarded for their reporting on environmental issues at the inaugural SEAL 2017 Environmental Journalism Award on the 27 September 2017. The SEAL award launched this year to recognise journalistic leadership in helping to progress environmental and sustainability causes.
They were recognised for their career commitment to date for fearlessly and intelligently reporting some of the greatest environmental stories of our lifetimes. Judges particularly praised George Monbiot for his coverage of No fracking, drilling or digging: it’s the only way to save life on Earth and Trump’s climate denial is just one of the forces that point towards war. Damian’s work ‘Shell knew’: oil giant’s 1991 film warned of climate change danger and The world’s most toxic town: the terrible legacy of Zambia’s lead mines were also highlighted as important pieces of environmental journalism.
Damian Carrington, Environment Editor said:
“I’m very pleased to have been chosen as one of the winners of the inaugural SEAL awards for environmental journalism, along with some brilliant journalists including my Guardian colleague George Monbiot. The Guardian has long been committed to strong environmental journalism and I’m proud to be a part of that.”
The full list of winners can be found here:
