Lisa Friedman

Lisa Friedman is a reporter on the Climate desk for The New York Times, focusing on climate and environmental policy in Washington, D.C. She has covered eight international climate talks and chased climate-related stories from the bottom of a Chinese coal mine to the top of snow-capped Himalayan mountains. She previously worked for Climatewire where she led a team of 12 reporters focused on the business and politics of the changing climate. Before Climatewire, she was the Washington bureau chief for The Oakland Tribune and later The Los Angeles Daily News.