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Orla Dwyer, Carbon Brief
Orla has a BA in journalism from Dublin City University. She previously reported and wrote a climate newsletter for Irish news website The Journal. She has also worked at Virgin Media Television, Dublin People and the Irish Farmers Journal. Orla specializes in reporting on food, land and nature.
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