Jelmer Mommers (The Netherlands) has been a full-time climate and energy correspondent since 2015.

He previously worked as a researcher and web editor for De Groene Amsterdammer, platform Investico and De Gids. He graduated cum laude from the Masters in Journalism, won the Villamedia Thesis Prize for his thesis and, together with his former colleagues at Investico, the VVOJ Incentive Prize for Investigative Journalism. In 2017, he made world headlines when he uncovered an old Shell climate film.

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Jelmer Mommers

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Name
Jelmer Mommers
Title
Climate and energy corresponden
Expertise
Climate and energy
Country
Netherlands
City
Amsterdam
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The Arduous Way Toward A European Energy Union

  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Politics

BRUSSELS - Because of the unrest in the Ukraine and the Middle East the past year, Europe has become acutely aware of its energy dependency. Brussels presented a new European Commissioner for Energy Union, but real collaboration is still a long way off.

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