Climate reporter Bill Spindle shares insights about reporting in global energy battlegrounds

The University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability and the William Davidson Institute hosted a discussion by Bill Spindle, energy transition and global climate correspondent, on his career reporting as an environmental journalist across the world Wednesday afternoon. A part of the University’s first annual Climate Week , the event highlighted the intersection of journalism, global politics and the challenges of a transition to clean energy.

Spindle, who graduated from the University with a degree in English literature, has reported on climate politics for decades. Previously, he worked as a reporter and The Wall Street Journal ’s bureau chief for countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, where he covered topics including India’s water crisis and the