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    Nathalie writes for the FT's flagship investment column on subjects ranging from energy to pharmaceuticals. She was previously energy correspondent.
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    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      UK industrial strategy
      Britain’s industrial strategy is still missing in action

      Short-term tax incentives and constant policy changes are weighing on companies’ investment drive

      An electric Mini charging in London.
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      UK energy
      The era of cheap offshore wind is over in the UK

      Industry says projects are less viable because costs have rocketed but the price they receive for electricity has not

      Wind turbines at the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      LexPensions industry
      The Lex Newsletter: using pensions to lift markets has repressive ring Premium content

      Any switch to compulsory investment in the UK would set klaxons blaring for lawyers and trustees of schemes

      A group of people looking out over a general view of the City of London skyline
    • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
      Lex is more
      How investors are underpricing climate risks

      The costs of inaction on global warming are potentially vast and often not sufficiently factored in to asset values

      A chart showing the costs of climate change with different levels of mitigation set against a picture of the burnt out town of Lahaina on Maui
    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      UK companies
      England’s apprentices deserve training, not jobs pushing drinks trolleys

      The government needs to be honest about the inadequacies of the current system

      Horticultural trainees
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      LexEnergy crisis
      The Lex Newsletter: winter ended, the energy supply crisis did not Premium content

      UK has a mountain to climb to wean itself off natural gas, most of which is imported

      Jack-up rigs stand near Teesside offshore wind farm in Hartlepool, UK
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      UK energy
      UK has made dumb mess of £13.5bn smart meter scheme

      Vital project for future of energy system needs attention and fresh policies to push it over line

      A smart meter
    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      UK energy
      UK braced for Nimby wars over clean energy infrastructure

      Grid upgrades to support wind power likely to spark strong objections in affected communities

      A power line construction project in Sheriffmuir, Scotland
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      Hydrogen — Fantasy or fuel of the future?
      Europe pushes ahead with hydrogen pipelines to meet energy demand

      Companies aim to transport the gas over long distances as countries cut back on fossil fuels

      Pipes carrying substances including hydrogen, steam and nitrogen at the Leuna Refinery and Chemical Park, Germany, May 2022.
    • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
      LexBatteries
      The Lex Newsletter: Sunak should power up UK gigafactory plan Premium content

      PM’s battery strategy cannot match US financial firepower but it could target gaps in support

      Envision’s gigafactory in Sunderland supplies batteries for Nissan’s Leaf electric car
    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK energy
      UK oil and gas workers remain sceptical of ‘green jobs’ revolution

      Communities that depend on North Sea worry they will suffer same fate as former coal towns

      A ship docked in Aberdeen harbour
    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Energy sector
      The problem with insulating Britain

      Past botched energy efficiency programmes have wrought long-lasting damage, say energy and installation companies

      Builders fitting rigid foam wall insulation boards to the gable end of a Victorian terraced house
    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Utilities
      England’s water companies face day of reckoning

      Outrage over sewage spills has forced some chiefs to give up their bonuses but more action is needed

      Campaigners take part in a day of action against sewage pollution coordinated by Surfers Against Sewage in Newquay, Cornwall
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Forget bumper BP results: another North Sea storm is brewing

      The expected furore over Equinor’s Rosebank oil project is unlikely to subside unless the state reviews subsidy levels for renewable energy

      A protester holds a ‘Stop Equinor’ placard during the demonstration
    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Office of Gas & Electricity Markets UK
      Action on prepayment energy meters doesn’t go far enough

      Ofgem’s updated code of practice for suppliers on forcibly installing the devices is missed opportunity

      An elderly woman using a quantum key prepayment gas meter to check the amount of credit remaining
    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      UK energy
      Hydrogen and heat pump info wars risk reinforcing status quo

      Proposed trials of new heating sources in north-east England show the difficulty of persuading households to switch away from gas boilers

      Worker sets up central gas heating boiler at home
    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      UK energy
      Britain’s energy retail sector remains in crisis territory

      Ministers must examine how to build a sustainable retail industry before the next energy shock

      Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against rising energy prices in London
    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Climate change
      Enough green platitudes — business wants action

      UK energy industry suffers policy paper fatigue as government unveils ‘Powering Up Britain’

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      LexScotland
      The Lex Newsletter: Scotland’s oil and gas paradox Premium content

      SNP’s new leader must maintain cordial relations with fossil fuel industry while pushing green transition

      Disused drilling and shallow-water rigs in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland
    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      News in-depthRenewable energy
      Wind farm developers demand UK tax breaks to offset rising costs

      Companies including Vattenfall and Orsted want government help as prices of turbines increase sharply

      Orsted wind turbines pictured at Scottish Power’s offshore wind farm
    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      EDF
      EDF faces shouldering more of soaring bill for Hinkley Point

      Nuclear power station costs could rise to £32bn as French group warns Chinese partner may not meet extra payments

      A view of construction work at Hinkley Point C. Estimates of costs to build the plant in south-west England have spiralled since EDF started the project in 2016
    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      UK energy
      Centrica defends record-high profits of £3.3bn

      British Gas owner says one company alone cannot solve the UK’s cost of living crisis

      British Gas sign
    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Capricorn Energy
      Capricorn terminates NewMed merger after activist pressure

      Energy group formerly known as Cairn scraps second combination deal in less than 6 months

      An energy plant owned by Capricorn in Egypt’s Western Desert region
    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      UK energy
      Energy retailers grapple with PR crisis

      Lossmaking sector bears brunt of anger over wider industry’s profits at a time of consumer hardship

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Special ReportInnovation in Energy
      UK consumers hesitate to install heat pumps

      Costs are falling but uptake will have to accelerate if the country is to hit net zero

      engineers install a Daikin 9kw heat pump at the Octopus Energy training facility
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