Robin Whitlock is a freelance journalist based in Weston-super-Mare in the South West of England, UK. He specialises in renewable energy, climate change and environmental issues, with wider interests in sustainable transport, historical topics and current affairs, producing a diversified portfolio of work.

Robin is a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and attended Bath Spa University (2005-2008) earning a BA(Hons) in Psychology and English Literature.

He is also a founder member of Weston-super-Mare sea shanty band 'The Steepholmers' who are organisers of the annual Weston-super-Mare Sea Shanty and Folk Music Festival since 2021.