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Leslie Hook

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Leslie Hook reports from ​London on carbon, the environment and the renewable energy transition worldwide. ​Her previous roles at the FT include San​ ​Francisco correspondent, Lex writer and Beijing correspondent. Prior to that she was at the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Climate change
    Push to halt biodiversity loss with legally binding EU targets

    New laws come as UN shifts delayed COP15 summit from China to Canada to address extinction of species

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    News in-depthNews in-depth4 min
    Will the Ukraine war help or hinder attempts to reach net zero? | FT Rethink

    The FT’s Leslie Hook looks at whether the war could be a long-term setback when it comes to climate goals, or an incentive to create a greener world

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Climate change
    War and climate shocks put 49mn people at risk of famine this year

    Food insecurity to worsen in 46 countries as ‘hunger hotspots’ exacerbated by conflict and extreme weather

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    News in-depthDisease control and prevention
    Preventing another Covid-19: Ugandan lab leads hunt for zoonotic diseases

    Drive to identify emerging viruses that pass from animals to humans comes amid fears over spread of monkeypox

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Opec
    G7 urges Opec to boost output to cool oil market

    Energy ministers call for ‘responsible’ action after war in Ukraine fuels surging crude prices

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewFood security
    ‘Millions’ at risk of death as Ukraine war hits food supplies, Egypt warns

    Finance minister Mohamed Maait echoes UN warning that crisis could last for years

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Batteries
    ABB and Siemens back Norwegian battery start-up

    European industrial heavyweights lead €100mn funding round in Morrow Batteries

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Renewable energy
    North Sea EU countries step up plans to harness wind power

    Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands to build artificial islands that will ease reliance on Russian energy

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Marsh & McLennan Companies
    Marsh revealed in oil pipeline project shunned by leading banks and insurers

    World’s largest broker takes on role of finding insurance despite protest from staff

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Siemens Gamesa
    Siemens Energy considers full takeover of Siemens Gamesa

    German group weighs offer for all outstanding shares in beleaguered Spanish wind subsidiary

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Climate change
    Scientist alarmed by record carbon dioxide levels

    Primary driver of global warming is accelerating at ‘maximum speed’

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    InterviewClimate Capital
    US climate envoy Kerry warns world against turning back to coal

    Envoy says energy crisis sparked by war in Ukraine should not be an excuse to delay climate goals

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Ministers delay plans to force UK corporate environmental disclosure

    Officials say the move is part of Downing Street’s push to reduce regulation on businesses

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Climate change
    World on course to breach global 1.5C warming threshold within five years

    Scientists believe it is increasingly likely that threshold will be crossed between now and 2026

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Climate change
    Record India heatwave raises power cut

    High March and April temperatures send air-conditioning demand soaring, heightening coal shortage

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Climate change
    Climate graphic of the week: record methane level adds to warming fears

    Explanation for rising concentration of potent greenhouse gas has yet to be identified

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Climate change
    The Climate Game — Can you reach net zero by 2050?

    See if you can save the planet from the worst effects of climate change

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    ExplainerThe Big Read
    Can the EU wean itself off Russian gas?

    Economic and logistical hurdles could thwart EU efforts to cut two-thirds of its gas imports from Russia by November

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    The Big Read
    The oil giants drilling among the giraffes in Uganda

    With activists lined up against it, the Lake Albert project is a litmus test for oil development in the age of net zero

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
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    Orsted to burn more coal as Ukraine war hits wood pellet supplies

    Danish windpower group says it is increasing stocks as ‘necessary short-term evil’

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Climate change
    Carbon removal ‘unavoidable’ as climate change alarm bells ring

    Expensive technology in the spotlight as polluters fail to prevent catastrophic warming

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Climate change22 min
    Carbon capture: the hopes, challenges and controversies | FT Film

    Once a fringe concept, CCS is now part of decarbonising plans worldwide

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
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    Landmark UN report on global warming solutions delayed by top polluters

    US, China and Saudi Arabia wrangle about responsibilities for greenhouse gas emissions

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    InterviewClimate Capital
    US environment agency chief defends push for greater oil supply

    Increased production of fossil fuel and clean energy transition are not ‘mutually exclusive’, says Michael Regan

  • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
    Special ReportClimate Change for Schools
    Liz Thomas: my career drilling ice cores in Antarctica

    The paleo-climatologist analyses the fast-disappearing ice to study the effects of global warming

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