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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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  • Friday, 16 August, 2019
    Renewable energy
    Onshore wind developer takes legal action over auction terms

    Move threatens government plans to ramp up clean power

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Energy sector
    SoftBank to invest $110m in energy storage start-up

    Series B Energy Vault funding marks first time Vision Fund 1 has invested in sector

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Climate change
    Greta Thunberg’s influence grows as activist heads for US

    Teenager is an inspiration for climate movement but also a lightning rod for criticism

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    Committee on Climate Change
    Glasgow selected to host UN climate summit

    Choice of Scottish city seen as effort to increase support for Boris Johnson

  • Thursday, 8 August, 2019
    Climate change
    UN warns of rising air temperatures over land

    Better land use recommended for curbing global warming

  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2019
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Climate change: how the jet stream is changing your weather

    Northern Atlantic current is shifting course — with implications for crops and sea levels

  • Monday, 5 August, 2019
    Climate change
    Global temperatures match record levels in July

    Scientists say new highs will be reached if carbon emissions continue to rise

  • Friday, 2 August, 2019
    Renewable energy
    Renewable energy push barely dents fossil fuel

    Coal, oil and gas still expected to contribute 85% of primary power supply by 2040

  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2019
    Climate change
    UK’s 10 hottest years have all come since 2002

    New data show Britain has also become wetter over last decade

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  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2019
    Climate change
    Gove urges next PM to back ambitious environment bill

    Former leadership contender says proposed watchdog must enforce climate goals

  • Monday, 15 July, 2019
    Climate change
    Extinction Rebellion protests close streets across UK

    London, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and Leeds disrupted by climate change activists

  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2019
    Climate change
    London’s climate will feel like Barcelona by 2050, study says

    Cities in Northern latitudes forecast seeing biggest shifts in extreme temperatures

  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2019
    Renewable energy
    Global investment in clean energy slides

    Curbs on country’s solar and wind subsidies fuel sharp decline in new projects

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
    Climate change
    Emissions targets in danger of being missed in 2023

    Climate change body warns government it could be sued for breaching quotas

  • Saturday, 29 June, 2019
    Europe
    Europe swelters as heatwave smashes June records

    Temperatures hit 45.8C in France — and scientists warn of more to come

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Special ReportG20: Japan and the World
    How the Fukushima disaster hit climate plans

    Coal and gas consumption in Japan has soared since 2011’s nuclear accident to help fill the power gap

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Climate change
    Poland indicates likely support for net zero emissions

    Country had played a key role in blocking the 2050 EU target

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
    Europe
    Europe on alert as ‘dangerous’ heatwave approaches

    Plans to prevent heat-related deaths in place as temperatures set to top 40C

  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2019
    Climate change
    G20 plays down commitment to climate action

    Japan bows to US pressure and drops phrases used in previous communiqués

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2019
    Climate change
    Himalayas glacier melt accelerates as temperatures rise

    Research comes as global carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high last year

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2019
    Climate change
    EU to debate adopting 2050 ‘net zero’ emissions target

    Campaigners say 30-year climate goals meaningless without short-term action

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
    Climate change
    UK and Italy jointly bid to host 2020 UN climate talks
  • Monday, 17 June, 2019
    AnalysisClimate change
    World’s top 500 companies set to miss Paris climate goals

    FT analysis of Carbon Delta data shows only 15% of groups are in line with the accord

  • Sunday, 16 June, 2019
    Climate change
    Germany to back EU-wide net zero emissions target

    Support for going carbon-neutral by 2050 strengthens Europe’s climate leadership credentials

  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2019
    AnalysisClimate change
    The UK’s net-zero target: what are the challenges?

    Pledge will trigger economic shift in the country once biggest coal consumer in world

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