Amy Harder Biography

Amy Harder is the national energy correspondent for Axios, covering energy and climate policy, technology and politics. She has reported on the sector for more than 15 years across major national publications.

Before rejoining Axios in September 2025, Harder was the founding executive editor of Cipher News, where she led a global team producing solutions-focused journalism on climate and energy. Earlier in her career, she worked at Axios shortly after its 2017 launch, The Wall Street Journal and National Journal.

She is also the inaugural journalism fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, where she hosts the Shocked podcast and moderates campus events.

Her reporting has spanned coal mines in West Virginia, wind farms in Australia and a carbon capture facility in Norway. She focuses on bridging gaps among policymakers, industry leaders and people directly affected by energy development.

Her work has appeared on PBS NewsHour, MSNBC, NPR, CBS and C-SPAN. Awards include the American Nuclear Society’s Darlene Schmidt Science News Award (2019) and the American Energy Society’s Energy Writer of the Year (2022).

Harder lives in the Pacific Northwest and sits on the board of the Washington State Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 03/19/2026.

Amy Harder Speaking Topics

  • AI Energy Boom

    Artificial intelligence is transforming not only digital industries but also the energy landscape itself. Amy Harder explains how the explosion of data centers and AI workloads is driving unprecedented electricity demand, reshaping power grids and influencing policy debates. She offers a nuanced look at how AI is complicating the global energy transition.

  • The Future Of Energy

    We’re in the middle of a massive energy transition — but it’s neither linear nor monolithic. Politics, economics and global conflicts are testing the pace and direction of change. Amy Harder regularly interviews some of the biggest CEOs in the energy industry and entrepreneurs leading the way on innovation, giving her a unique insight into where the energy transition is really headed — and what it means for businesses across the globe.

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Amy Harder Videos

Duke Energy Conference 2020: Keynote Conversation with Amy Harder

Duke Energy Conference 2020: Keynote Conversation with Amy Harder

Amy Harder on Energy, the Environment and Journalistic Integrity

Amy Harder on Energy, the Environment and Journalistic Integrity

Plastics pollution worsens despite efforts to reduce problem

Plastics pollution worsens despite efforts to reduce problem

Axios energy and climate reporter Amy Harder speaks with CBSN about the concern over plastics and what efforts are being made to address ...

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