Jonathan Leake

London

Journalist specialising in energy, environment, climate and science. Currently energy editor at the Daily Telegraph, London.

Articles

Cost of Miliband’s nuclear plant doubles to more than £40bn

1 week ago | nuclear-news.net | Matt Oliver |Szu Ping Chan |Jonathan Leake |Christina MacPherson

Cost of Miliband’s nuclear plant doubles to more than £40bn Price tag for Sizewell C project soars as ministers pursue funding deal with private investorsand the French government. Matt Oliver Industry Editor. Szu Ping Chan Economics Editor.
Mark Carney's conversion from eco warrior to oil and gas champion

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jonathan Leake

It means Canada can rely on oil for decades, whereas US production is expected to peak in the next few years. However, most of that oil and gas comes from one province, Alberta. That region alone holds billions of dollars, although its voters blame Carney's and Trudeau's Liberal party for climate restrictions that curbed economic growth.
UAE oil giant circling BP gas fields

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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UAE oil giant circling BP gas fields

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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‘More wind farms in the South’ under Miliband’s regional energy blueprint

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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‘More wind farms in the South’ under Miliband’s regional energy blueprint

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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UAE oil giant circling BP gas fields

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jonathan Leake

A state-backed oil giant from the United Arab Emirates is positioning itself for a swoop on BP's energy empire. Adnoc, the Abu Dhabi-owned group, has been considering a move for BP's key assets and looking to partner with another bidder to buy some of the FTSE 100 group 's divisions, Bloomberg reported.
Cost of Miliband's nuclear plant doubles to more than £40bn

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver |Szu Ping Chan |Jonathan Leake

A final funding deal is expected to be signed off at an Anglo-French summit next month. Other potential investors in the frame include Amber Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Asset Management and the Canadian pension fund CDPQ - run by former John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White in the UK. On Wednesday, the Government refused to comment on Sizewell C's cost. Whitehall sources insisted that the estimate had not "doubled", but did not provide further information.
'More wind farms in the South' under Miliband's regional energy blueprint

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jonathan Leake

Plans to overhaul Britain's energy market being studied by Ed Miliband would prompt a surge in the number of wind farms in the South of England, officials have confirmed. Fintan Slye, the chief executive of the National Energy System Operator (Neso), said breaking the electricity market into regions under so-called zonal pricing would encourage developers to put turbines up in the South.
Turn Cornwall into industrial zone for net zero, Miliband urged

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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