Energy Reporting Guide
Climate Tracker Asia is introducing the Energy Reporting Guide (ERG) for Southeast Asia, a toolkit for journalists to cover the complex and interrelated topics of energy and climate change.
Resulting from the collaboration of eight journalists from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, the ERG features short video explainers on various topics including climate reporting basics, individual country situations on their respective renewable energy sector, and the basics of data journalism.
There are also infographics summarizing the basics of the energy beat, as well as social media and data visualization tools. There are also additional resources of energy experts and energy related terms for Southeast Asian Journalists to utilize.
Supported by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the ERG is available for free in English, Indonesian, and Malay under CC BY 4.0 license.
Energy Reporting Guide
Climate Tracker Asia is introducing the Energy Reporting Guide (ERG) for Southeast Asia, a toolkit for journalists to cover the complex and interrelated topics of energy and climate change.
Resulting from the collaboration of eight journalists from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, the ERG features short video explainers on various topics including climate reporting basics, individual country situations on their respective renewable energy sector, and the basics of data journalism.
There are also infographics summarizing the basics of the energy beat, as well as social media and data visualization tools. There are also additional resources of energy experts and energy related terms for Southeast Asian Journalists to utilize.
Supported by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the ERG is available for free in English, Indonesian, and Malay under CC BY 4.0 license.
Climate v. environmental storytelling
Imelda Abano
In this video, we will talk about environmental journalism and climate change reporting, as well as their differences, similarities, and importance.
Energy landscape: Indonesia
Kharishar Kahfi
Reporting energy issues in Indonesia means getting your hand dirty because of the country’s complicated love affair with coal. Can they shift to build more healthy relationship with renewable sources and to contribute in saving the planet from climate crisis? This guide will help you understand the basic of Indonesia’s energy landscape and find underreported-yet-important energy stories from the world’s largest archipelago.
Energy landscape: Malaysia
Tan Su Lin
In this video, Su Lin breaks down how to effectively report about energy by providing a good starting point for writers, content producers, and journalists interested in covering energy in Malaysia. Learn more about the state of the energy sector in the country, significant turning points, pressing problems, and major actors.
Energy landscape: Philippines
Ramon Royandoyan
In this video, Ramon attempts to deconstruct why renewable energy needs to be cheap in the Philippines. If realized, this would hasten the country’s transition to renewables.
Energy reporting in audiovisual media
Dhana Kencana
This video will provide a simple guide for journalists who’d like to cover energy issues in the form of visual storytelling, including how to make your stories more impactful by reacing a wider audience.
Just energy transition in energy reporting
Della Syahni
A “just transition” approach ensures that the affected people are considered by those making decisions. In terms of energy, how to cover it? This video will help you widen your horizon in energy reporting by paying close attention to the most vulnerable groups and focus more on root causes of any disasters.
Data Storytelling
Made Anthony Iswara
The video explains why data is important for journalism — and how to make the most of data storytelling in your next energy reporting. It details the steps that data journalists usually go through, with several helpful advice so that you can kickstart your data journalism adventure today!
Human interest narrative in energy reporting
Ashley Yeong
Human narratives are what makes a story relatable, emotionally engaging, and impactful enough to drive positive change. This video provides a quick guide on how to add a human narrative to your reporting to make it much more interesting.
ERG Project Supervisor
Became the youngest news manager in a media giant in Manila. Has produced documentaries on Climate Change, Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction recognized by international award-giving bodies. Working from the Philippines. Also speaks Filipino.
ERG Project Coordinator
A SciComm ally with an unbridled passion in any form of storytelling. A museum enthusiast whose works and dreams stand at the intersection of science, arts, culture, and history. Working from southern Central Java. Also speaks Indonesian, Javanese, and French.
ERG Writer
A researcher, educator, and freelance journalist interested in religion, human rights, and the environment from the Philippines. Faith, the blue seas, and great company keep me sane. Also speaks Filipino and Cebuano.
ERG Multimedia Producer
A video producer and filmmaker of stories that are mostly related to human rights, environment, social issues. Has produced a wide range of topics, which mainly focus on explainer videos and internationally recognized documentaries. Among the 8 fellows for the Climate Tracker’s “Reenergizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines” fellowship with the aim of breaking down how newsrooms can report about climate change effectively.
ERG Graphic Designer
Bringing art closer to science, closer to the people. I’m Shaughn, a future microbiologist, researcher, and graphic designer, with interests focusing on politics, climate action, and ecology. A student from Palawan, Philippines who enjoys free time either in productivity or sleep. Also speaks Tagalog.
Researcher & Ex-Data Journalist
I have researched and wrote 40+ in-depth pieces and hundreds of news articles using data journalism, including articles on climate financing, electrification and climate change. I was among the 8 fellows out of 900 applicants for the Climate Tracker journalism fellowship who reported from the crucial 2021 climate negotiations, COP26, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. My lifelong goal is to bridge research data, communication, and public policy to influence policy-making on poverty reduction!
Business reporter for Philstar.com and journalism educator at University of Santo Tomas
Ramon H. Royandoyan covers the business beat for Philstar Online, a leading news provider in the Philippines. His coverage tracks how the Philippine economy and capital markets are recovering from pandemic fallout amid a turbulent political period. His beat extends to public policy, energy, agriculture, and cryptocurrency.
A reporter for Malay Mail Online and fellow at Climate Tracker
Ashley Yeong is a journalist drawn to stories of climate change, human rights, and the arts and culture. When not out reporting, Ashley can be found in a hammock curled up with a book, exploring the oceans, or attempting yoga. Also has an adopted pet snake named Slippy.
Contributor for Mongabay Indonesia
Della Syahni is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta. She enjoys covering any issues related to climate crisis including deforestation, energy transition and indigenous people while hopes it would bring better world to her daughter in the future.
Co-founder Science Media Centre Malaysia
Tan Su Lin is a media and communications professional with over ten years of broadcast journalism experience. She is a 2014 CNN Journalism Fellow who has won numerous awards throughout her career, specialising in environmental and science-related topics.
Su Lin co-founded Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia in 2020 to champion the importance of effective science communication and evidence-based reporting. SMC is Malaysia’s first information resource centre of its kind, assisting journalists in reporting complex and contentious science issues that make headlines.
A Chevening scholar with an MA in Environment, Culture and Society from Lancaster University, she aspires to increase the environmental journalism pool and bridge the science communication gap in Malaysia.
Deputy editor at The Jakarta Post
Kharishar Kahfi, or Kuka, reports on science and environmental issues in Indonesia for The Jakarta Post. His passion for science and journalism brings him to New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, from which he graduates with a Master’s degree in December 2022. When not on deadline, he spends time with comics, video games and laundry.
Journalist for IDN Times
I am a journalist as well as a visual storyteller (photographer and videographer) working for IDN Times, online media in Indonesia who the largest audiences are millennial and generation Z. In addition to daily editorials, my focuses are covering on environmental issues, climate change, energy, science, health and forests. I producing it in an attractive form by combining photos, videos, and data visualization, which will surely spoil readers. I have received a number of journalistic competitions and wards, both at the national and global scales.
Environmental journalist and a media trainer for over 20 years
An environmental journalist and a media trainer for over 20 years.
Editor, a freelance writer and translator
On a mission to help writers make their writing readable and available in some languages I mastered. I also write, sometimes for living, the other times just for fun.
Climate v. environmental storytelling
Imelda Abano
In this video, we will talk about environmental journalism and climate change reporting, as well as their differences, similarities, and importance.
Energy landscape: Indonesia
Kharishar Kahfi
Reporting energy issues in Indonesia means getting your hand dirty because of the country’s complicated love affair with coal. Can they shift to build more healthy relationship with renewable sources and to contribute in saving the planet from climate crisis? This guide will help you understand the basic of Indonesia’s energy landscape and find underreported-yet-important energy stories from the world’s largest archipelago.
Energy landscape: Malaysia
Tan Su Lin
In this video, Su Lin breaks down how to effectively report about energy by providing a good starting point for writers, content producers, and journalists interested in covering energy in Malaysia. Learn more about the state of the energy sector in the country, significant turning points, pressing problems, and major actors.
Energy landscape: Philippines
Ramon Royandoyan
In this video, Ramon attempts to deconstruct why renewable energy needs to be cheap in the Philippines. If realized, this would hasten the country’s transition to renewables.
Energy reporting in audiovisual media
Dhana Kencana
This video will provide a simple guide for journalists who’d like to cover energy issues in the form of visual storytelling, including how to make your stories more impactful by reacing a wider audience.
Just energy transition in energy reporting
Della Syahni
A “just transition” approach ensures that the affected people are considered by those making decisions. In terms of energy, how to cover it? This video will help you widen your horizon in energy reporting by paying close attention to the most vulnerable groups and focus more on root causes of any disasters.
Data Storytelling
Made Anthony Iswara
The video explains why data is important for journalism — and how to make the most of data storytelling in your next energy reporting. It details the steps that data journalists usually go through, with several helpful advice so that you can kickstart your data journalism adventure today!
Human interest narrative in energy reporting
Ashley Yeong
Human narratives are what makes a story relatable, emotionally engaging, and impactful enough to drive positive change. This video provides a quick guide on how to add a human narrative to your reporting to make it much more interesting.
ERG Project Supervisor
Became the youngest news manager in a media giant in Manila. Has produced documentaries on Climate Change, Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction recognized by international award-giving bodies. Working from the Philippines. Also speaks Filipino.
ERG Project Coordinator
A SciComm ally with an unbridled passion in any form of storytelling. A museum enthusiast whose works and dreams stand at the intersection of science, arts, culture, and history. Working from southern Central Java. Also speaks Indonesian, Javanese, and French.
ERG Writer
A researcher, educator, and freelance journalist interested in religion, human rights, and the environment from the Philippines. Faith, the blue seas, and great company keep me sane. Also speaks Filipino and Cebuano.
ERG Multimedia Producer
A video producer and filmmaker of stories that are mostly related to human rights, environment, social issues. Has produced a wide range of topics, which mainly focus on explainer videos and internationally recognized documentaries. Among the 8 fellows for the Climate Tracker’s “Reenergizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines” fellowship with the aim of breaking down how newsrooms can report about climate change effectively.
ERG Graphic Designer
Bringing art closer to science, closer to the people. I’m Shaughn, a future microbiologist, researcher, and graphic designer, with interests focusing on politics, climate action, and ecology. A student from Palawan, Philippines who enjoys free time either in productivity or sleep. Also speaks Tagalog.
Researcher & Ex-Data Journalist
I have researched and wrote 40+ in-depth pieces and hundreds of news articles using data journalism, including articles on climate financing, electrification and climate change. I was among the 8 fellows out of 900 applicants for the Climate Tracker journalism fellowship who reported from the crucial 2021 climate negotiations, COP26, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. My lifelong goal is to bridge research data, communication, and public policy to influence policy-making on poverty reduction!
Business reporter for Philstar.com and journalism educator at University of Santo Tomas
Ramon H. Royandoyan covers the business beat for Philstar Online, a leading news provider in the Philippines. His coverage tracks how the Philippine economy and capital markets are recovering from pandemic fallout amid a turbulent political period. His beat extends to public policy, energy, agriculture, and cryptocurrency.
A reporter for Malay Mail Online and fellow at Climate Tracker
Ashley Yeong is a journalist drawn to stories of climate change, human rights, and the arts and culture. When not out reporting, Ashley can be found in a hammock curled up with a book, exploring the oceans, or attempting yoga. Also has an adopted pet snake named Slippy.
Contributor for Mongabay Indonesia
Della Syahni is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta. She enjoys covering any issues related to climate crisis including deforestation, energy transition and indigenous people while hopes it would bring better world to her daughter in the future.
Co-founder Science Media Centre Malaysia
Tan Su Lin is a media and communications professional with over ten years of broadcast journalism experience. She is a 2014 CNN Journalism Fellow who has won numerous awards throughout her career, specialising in environmental and science-related topics.
Su Lin co-founded Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia in 2020 to champion the importance of effective science communication and evidence-based reporting. SMC is Malaysia’s first information resource centre of its kind, assisting journalists in reporting complex and contentious science issues that make headlines.
A Chevening scholar with an MA in Environment, Culture and Society from Lancaster University, she aspires to increase the environmental journalism pool and bridge the science communication gap in Malaysia.
Deputy editor at The Jakarta Post
Kharishar Kahfi, or Kuka, reports on science and environmental issues in Indonesia for The Jakarta Post. His passion for science and journalism brings him to New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, from which he graduates with a Master’s degree in December 2022. When not on deadline, he spends time with comics, video games and laundry.
Journalist for IDN Times
I am a journalist as well as a visual storyteller (photographer and videographer) working for IDN Times, online media in Indonesia who the largest audiences are millennial and generation Z. In addition to daily editorials, my focuses are covering on environmental issues, climate change, energy, science, health and forests. I producing it in an attractive form by combining photos, videos, and data visualization, which will surely spoil readers. I have received a number of journalistic competitions and wards, both at the national and global scales.
Environmental journalist and a media trainer for over 20 years
An environmental journalist and a media trainer for over 20 years.
Editor, a freelance writer and translator
On a mission to help writers make their writing readable and available in some languages I mastered. I also write, sometimes for living, the other times just for fun.
Climate v. environmental storytelling
Imelda Abano
In this video, we will talk about environmental journalism and climate change reporting, as well as their differences, similarities, and importance.
Energy landscape: Indonesia
Kharishar Kahfi
Reporting energy issues in Indonesia means getting your hand dirty because of the country’s complicated love affair with coal. Can they shift to build more healthy relationship with renewable sources and to contribute in saving the planet from climate crisis? This guide will help you understand the basic of Indonesia’s energy landscape and find underreported-yet-important energy stories from the world’s largest archipelago.
Energy landscape: Malaysia
Tan Su Lin
In this video, Su Lin breaks down how to effectively report about energy by providing a good starting point for writers, content producers, and journalists interested in covering energy in Malaysia. Learn more about the state of the energy sector in the country, significant turning points, pressing problems, and major actors.
Energy landscape: Philippines
Ramon Royandoyan
In this video, Ramon attempts to deconstruct why renewable energy needs to be cheap in the Philippines. If realized, this would hasten the country’s transition to renewables.
Energy reporting in audiovisual media
Dhana Kencana
This video will provide a simple guide for journalists who’d like to cover energy issues in the form of visual storytelling, including how to make your stories more impactful by reacing a wider audience.
Just energy transition in energy reporting
Della Syahni
A “just transition” approach ensures that the affected people are considered by those making decisions. In terms of energy, how to cover it? This video will help you widen your horizon in energy reporting by paying close attention to the most vulnerable groups and focus more on root causes of any disasters.
Data Storytelling
Made Anthony Iswara
The video explains why data is important for journalism — and how to make the most of data storytelling in your next energy reporting. It details the steps that data journalists usually go through, with several helpful advice so that you can kickstart your data journalism adventure today!
Human interest narrative in energy reporting
Ashley Yeong
Human narratives are what makes a story relatable, emotionally engaging, and impactful enough to drive positive change. This video provides a quick guide on how to add a human narrative to your reporting to make it much more interesting.
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