Investigative researcher and reporter with DeSmog. Writing about climate and food politics. Work covered in the Guardian, Vice News, FT, The Hill & others https://www.desmog.com/user/rachel-sherrington/https://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3mgrhz5jgys2yEurope’s waterways are under threat as the mining lobby pushes for looser environmental protections. New from me for @desmog.com 👇 https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/10/europes-waterways-under-threat-from-mining-lobby/11 Mar 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrhz5jgys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3mabddpimmc2yRollbacks at home and funding shortfalls undermined the EU’s leadership on food and farming at COP30, but even as negotiations stalled, calls for food systems transformation gained momentum. New from me for @arc2020.bsky.social👇 https://www.arc2020.eu/eu-called-out-at-cop30-as-denmark-leads-on-food-transition/18 Dec 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabddpimmc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3m5w2inuy4s23NEW: > 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture have attended this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation 1/ 👇 https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/more-than-300-lobbyists-for-industrial-agriculture-are-attending-cop30/18 Nov 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w2inuy4s23https://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lqrk3laehs2i🔴NEW: Major food firms like Nestlé, PepsiCo and JBS are overstating progress on their climate goals, a new report finds Firms are criticised for a reliance on vague carbon removals, weak no-deforestation claims and a lack of progress on key transitions www.desmog.com/2025/06/03/f... https://www.desmog.com/2025/06/03/f..04 Jun 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrk3laehs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lmjulhlm222nMeat industry PR campaign may have fuelled backlash against EAT-Lancet planetary diet, leaked document shows must-read from @clarecarlile.bsky.social 👇 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/pr-campaign-may-fuelled-food-study-backlash-leaked-document-eat-lancet11 Apr 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjulhlm222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lknxrf77ps22🔴 New: Supermarkets accused of major methane ‘blindspot’ - Report argues supermarkets will not meet climate pledges until “dismal lack of action” on supply chain emissions is addressed https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/18/supermarkets-accused-of-major-methane-blindspot/18 Mar 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknxrf77ps22https://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lknxrf77ps22🔴 New: Supermarkets accused of major methane ‘blindspot’ - Report argues supermarkets will not meet climate pledges until “dismal lack of action” on supply chain emissions is addressed https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/18/supermarkets-accused-of-major-methane-blindspot/18 Mar 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknxrf77ps22https://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lcq27k7ldk25NEW: An industry-backed emissions metric could ‘completely derail’ climate action if adopted by governments, campaigners warn It comes the New Zealand government considers whether to adopt new climate goals based on the GWP* measure My latest for @desmog.bsky.social https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/06/industry-backed-emissions-metric-could-completely-derail-climate-action-campaigners-warn/07 Dec 2024 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcq27k7ldk25https://bsky.app/profile/rachelsherrington.bsky.social/post/3lbmfnlcxck2fBrazil, the next COP host, brought in the most lobbyists for Big Ag to COP29, sparking concerns about the direction of travel for COP30 Here @reporterbrasil.org.br looks deeper into my findings on the Brazilian delegation, and asks what it means for next year https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2024/11/cop29-delegacao-brasil-lobistas-jbs-bayer-outras-empresas-agro/23 Nov 2024 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:zedbdf6y7uvbogtwj234azr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmfnlcxck2f