Rebecca Stegmann is a freelance journalist. Based in Germany, she reports, among other things, on climate, the energy transition, environmental justice and the latest fascinating scientific research. She was trained at the German School of Journalism. Her work has been published by ZEIT, stern, Süddeutsche Zeitung and SWR, among others. She is a 2022 International Journalists’ Programmes Fellow. She holds a master's degree in global studies with a focus on energy and resource politics from Ghent University and Roskilde University. She will travel to Alaska to report on permafrost and how Alaska’s indigenous communities are dealing with its thawing.