agata    a.    skrzypczyk

Environmental journalist & communication specialist

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I’m Agata A. Skrzypczyk, a Copenhagen-based communication consultant and journalist. For over a decade I’ve been helping organisations, NGOs, and media navigate the complex world of energy transition and sustainability.

  • Published in The Guardian, Euractiv, VoxEurop and more

  • Consultant for 29+ organisations across Europe

  • Experienced team leader, event moderator, and trainer

My mission is to translate complex technical and policy topics into stories that inspire action.

my articles

UK supermarket supplier’s chickens given antibiotics critical for humans

An investigation for the Guardian together with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) into Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) due to the overuse antibiotics on the Polish poultry farms.

Four chickens standing on dirt ground in a farmyard, with the logo of The Guardian in the top right corner.

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“Europe’s Amazon” threatened by a massive waterway project across Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

An investigation with the Transitions and Hanna Valentys into the E40 Waterway development, one of the most mysterious projects in Eastern Europe.

A wide view of a river with a small island covered in brown grass and shrubbery in the foreground. The river extends toward a bridge in the distance under a partly cloudy sky. The logo 'voxeurop' is in the top right corner.

The face of European farming - investigation into intensive farm s

European-wide investigation on why intensive farms are proliferating across Europe, with thousands of industrial scale livestock units now in operation. Should we be worried?  

Black and white photo of a large group of chickens crowded together.

Will the Recovery Fund support the just transition of coal regions?

An investigation for the Earth Journalism Network into Polish coals regions and their plan for energy transition. Or, the lack of thereof.

Tall dry grass in the foreground with an industrial power plant and cooling towers emitting steam in the background under a blue sky.

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selected Communication projects

#stop e40

with WeMove Europe

Media campaign together with WeMove Europe aimed at raising public awareness about the pristine region called Polesia in Eastern Europe and a possibly destructive project of the E40 Waterway. Our activities included online and live actions, media presence and a policy campaign.

Wave energy communication

with Wavepiston

Media and PR activities aimed to raise awareness about the huge potential of the wave energy as a complementary source in the green energy transition. Wavepiston is a Danish wave energy system developer, with its first installation put in the water of Gran Canaria.

What's after coal? Miners on climate, transition and their future

with the Institute for Public Affairs

Media and policy campaign aiming to amplify voices of miners and their families in the debate about energy transition in Poland. The report and the campaign activities were based on interviews with many coal-mine workers about climate change, renewable energy, energy policy etc.

radio

I had my own live radio show called Hello Earth. Every week for 2 years, I hosted 2 hours of climate- and energy-related talks with top scientists, activists and public personas.

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selected photos from my stories

An elderly man with long white hair and beard sitting on a stool, smiling, in front of a red door.
Industrial factory with electrical towers and a large smokestack under a cloudy sky.
An industrial power plant with four smokestacks emitting black smoke, surrounded by electrical infrastructure and fencing, under a cloudy sky.
A landscape with brown grassy fields in the foreground and a distant industrial power plant with cooling towers releasing steam under a blue sky with white clouds.
Open road with mountains in the distance, cloudy sky overhead, and guardrails on both sides.
Two people standing in the back of a white pickup truck, wearing hooded jackets, one red and one turquoise, with a cloudy sky in the background.
People standing on the side of a muddy, wet road with pools of water, next to stopped cars and a red pickup truck on a cloudy evening.
A person in a gray jacket and red pants walking on a dirt road with potholes filled with water, across a rural area with houses, trees, and utility poles in the background.
Close-up of a rusty, black boat docked at a harbor, with a calm water body and a partly cloudy blue sky in the background.
Three men in orange safety suits standing in front of a large yellow tugboat, with one man smiling and extending his arms, and another man wearing sunglasses and a cap, on a dock under a partly cloudy sky.
A group of children and young people standing in a line outdoors, with smoke or fog in the background.
Musician with a beard wearing a black hat and jacket playing an electric bass guitar on stage, with a woman singing into a microphone and other band members in the background.
Two men singing into a microphone, one playing a guitar, with others in the background, on a stage.
A band performing on stage at a concert, including a man with a guitar singing into a microphone, a woman with an instrument and microphone, and other band members.
Two children, a girl and a boy, standing outdoors on a dirt surface, smiling at the camera. The girl is making a peace sign with her hand, wearing a gray vest with a red long-sleeve shirt underneath, a dark skirt, and patterned socks with sneakers. T
A man practicing yoga in downward dog pose on a yoga mat in an industrial-style space with sunlight streaming through striped shadows.
A man with a mustache and long hair pulled back, wearing a white t-shirt, performs a yoga pose outdoors on a sunny day.
A man with brown hair tied in a bun, wearing a white t-shirt, is practicing yoga or stretching in a rustic, outdoor setting with sunlight streaming in.
A man lying on the floor with his hands behind his head, eyes closed, appearing to be relaxing or meditating.
Old, abandoned house with weathered red and white paint, with signs saying 'sold' spray-painted on the front, surrounded by overgrown bushes and trees.
Colorful house with pink, green, and blue wooden siding covered in graffiti and street art. The door is blue with a diamond-shaped window and multiple painted messages and words like "Love," "Sold," and "Years Ago," with some words overlapping or par
Older man with long white hair and beard sitting against a red painted door in an art or craft space with various carved stone and wood pieces displayed on shelves and benches surrounding him.