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    Leslie Hook

    Environment and clean energy correspondent

    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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    • Sunday, 24 July, 2022
      Transport
      Dover delays ease but motorists warned of backlog on other channel routes

      Troubled Kent port clears backlog but AA says Folkestone is now ‘hotspot of holiday hell’

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Climate change
      How is the jet stream connected to simultaneous heatwaves across the globe?

      Scientists are racing to understand the changing shape of the air currents

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Natural disasters
      ‘Climate change shoved in our face’ — Europe wrestles with heatwave and forest fires

      Five countries declare states of emergency or issue red alerts as temperatures break records across northern Europe

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      News in-depthEnvironment7 min
      How do you actually rewild a property? | FT Food Revolution

      The FT’s Leslie Hook visits two properties at different stages of the rewilding process to discover more

    • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
      Met Office UK
      Met Office raises forecasts as UK prepares to swelter in record temperatures

      London and south-east under red warning with disruptions to travel, hospitals and schools expected

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Climate change
      The lure of air conditioners ignores the vicious climate cycle

      More cooling systems may seem the simplest solution to warming houses but it only aggravates the problem

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      News in-depthWildfires
      Wildfires rage across Portugal as intense heatwave grips Europe

      Dangerous blazes are becoming more common as climate change brings winter droughts and very hot summers

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      Renewable energy
      UK unveils biggest round of clean energy subsidies

      Results show offshore wind has become cheapest form of renewable power

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      Climate Capital
      Failure of US climate leadership compounds fears for COP27 summit

      Supreme Court ruling is latest setback to global climate efforts that are being undermined by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      G7
      G7 accused of ‘backsliding’ on climate goals over energy security fears

      Pledges to halt fossil fuel investment watered down against Ukraine war backdrop

    • 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

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