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Conor Purcell

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I have had pieces published in Foreign Policy, the Guardian, the Independent, the Irish Times, Rolling Stone Middle East, Esquire Middle East, South China Morning Post, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Herald, The Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Business Post, the Irish Independent, Time magazine, Gulf News, the National and many more…

Here are links to some published pieces. For more articles and magazine samples, contact me at: conorpurcell@gmail.com

2024 Annual Results Report - UN Papua New Guinea

Could microbes, locked in Arctic ice for millennia, unleash a wave of deadly diseases - UNEP

Technology helping reduce methane emissions, but more action needed - UNEP

Inside the high-tech effort to save the world’s dwindling sand reserves - UNEP

In Bangladesh, brick houses provide shelter from the storms - UNEP

Why a string of court victories is raising hopes of climate advocates - UNEP

500km swim showcases an American river slowly healing - UNEP

The problem with our dwindling sand reserves - UNEP

Why protecting environmental journalists matters more than ever - UNEP

Cooking smoke kills millions every year. Here’s what the world can do about that - UNEP

How a novel type of insurance is helping Uganda’s banana farmers avoid catastrophe - UNEP

What are UNEP’s Gap Reports and why do they matter? - UNEP

The ocean is hotter than ever. Here’s why - UNEP

Everything you wanted to know about the Fashion Charter - UNFCCC

What are energy transition minerals and how can they unlock the clean energy age - UNEP

New energy efficiency project lights the way for Kenya’s schools - UNEP

2022 UN Climate Change Annual Report - UNFCCC

Everything you need to know about plastic pollution - UNEP

World Environment Day 2023 Plastic Pollution Practical Guide - UNEP

Time running out to defuse climate time bomb - UNEP

A beginner’s guide to the Paris Agreement - UNFCCC

Is natural gas the bridge fuel the world needs? - UNEP

The climate finance question - why it is a vital part of COP26 - UNFCCC

The Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2022 - UNFCCC

Global wildfires a cause, and result, of climate crisis - UNFCCC

Conflict and climate: how do they interact? - UNFCCC

Five decades in, World Environment Day continues to shape a movement - UNEP

How do countries measure greenhouse gas emissions? - UNEP

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ World Environment Day message - UNEP

After The Flood: Interview with Fisher Stevens - UNFCCC

The Great Greening - can the Sahel be saved? - UNFCCC

A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Neutrality - UNFCCC

Can AI Play a Role in Climate Action? - UNFCCC

Reimagining Design With the Sakhi Sisters - Arab News

Thought leadership piece for client - LinkedIn

Anissa Meddeb Profile - Arab News

The Unstoppable Rise of Sushi - Open Skies

Lockdown Living - Press Up Magazine

A Guide to Greener Air Travel - World Nomads

Byron and The Lost Art of Adventure - Open Skies

The Rise and Fall of the Hippie Trail - Open Skies

How to Avoid the Masses When You Travel - World Nomads

Exit the Void: The Battle to Climb Everest - Open Skies

The Ultimate Mobile Phone Photography Guide - World Nomads

New York and The Rebirth of the Skyscraper - Open Skies

How Atlanta Rebooted the MLS - Open Skies

After Hours: The Death of the Nightclub - Open Skies

Chasing Pico Iyer in Kathmandu - Esquire Middle East

Have We Lost Our Lust for Logos? - Open Skies

Content is Not King - Esquire Middle East

Interview with Presidential candidate Andrew Yang - Open Skies

The Beginning of the End of Email Use in South Korea - The Guardian

Is the Inflight Magazine About to Disappear? - The Guardian

How to Write About Dubai - We Are Here

Sudan Still Wary of US Foreign Policy - Khaleej Times

Dubai Goes Legit - Foreign Policy

The Party in the Desert Ended Months Ago - The Independent (UK)

Video Killed The Video Star - Esquire Middle East

The Dubai Creek Harbour Masters - The National

Greenland and the Changing Face of Adventure Travel - Open Skies

Type Cast: Ireland’s Disappearing Signage - Hot Press

Yemen and The Curse of Qat - Rolling Stone Middle East

Afghanistan Hopes For a Hero But Massoud is Gone - The National

Machievelli 2.0 - Portfolio Magazine

Seoul: Neon Lights and Galbi Galore - The National

Dubai World: A Land At the End of the World - The Irish Times

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