Jonathan Leake

London

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

Articles

The ferocious wind wars being fought in the middle of the North Sea

1 week ago | msn.com | Matt Oliver |Jonathan Leake

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'Wind wars' erupt in North Sea as giant turbines race for power

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

Elsewhere, Scottish Power owner Iberdrola alleges that RWE's proposed Five Estuaries project will reduce the output of its East Anglia 2 wind farm by as much as 2.1pc. That has prompted RWE to hit back and accuse its rival of hypocrisy: East Anglia 2 is sapping the wind of its Galloper or Greater Gabbard wind farms, it says.
Net zero less likely to bring down energy bills, warns auditor

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Leake

Net zero is less likely to bring down energy bills in the near future, one of Britain’s auditing giants has warned, amid falling gas prices and the soaring cost of offshore wind. KPMG said it will become “harder to argue” that the switch to renewables can lower bills in the near-term if such trends continue.
Net zero less likely to bring down energy bills, warns auditor

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

Analyst Kathryn Porter said: "My analysis indicates that had Britain continued with its legacy gas-based power system in the period since 2006, consumers would have been almost £220bn better off, even taking into account the impact of the gas crisis."At the centre of such debates is the ever-changing price of natural gas. Its price is set partly by trading at the so-called TTF Hub in the Netherlands - a virtual point in the pipeline network where gas is bought and sold.
Labour’s tax raid to trap 1.5bn barrels of oil and gas under North Sea

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Leake

Labour’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers will leave 1.5bn barrels of oil and gas stuck in abandoned North Sea oil wells, according to new analysis of the levy’s impact. The predicted output between now and 2050 has fallen 40pc from 3.6bn barrels of oil equivalent to just 2.1bn barrels, according to a report from investment bank Stifel. The findings are based on data supplied by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the Government’s oil and gas regulator.
Labour's tax raid to trap 1.5bn barrels of oil and gas under North Sea

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

Offshore operators say the tax is so high that there is now more incentive to decommission productive wells and claim the associated tax rebates than to expand production. Serica, one of the largest UK operators, separately warned on Thursday that Ms Reeves's windfall tax and Mr Miliband's ban on new exploration was killing off the UK industry. David Latin, Serica's chairman, said: "The impact of the inappropriate fiscal environment, and the years of uncertainty, is taking a heavy toll.
New Zealand abandons Jacinda Ardern’s net zero push

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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New Zealand abandons Jacinda Ardern’s net zero push

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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New Zealand abandons Jacinda Ardern’s net zero push

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Leake

New Zealand has abandoned its pursuit of net zero by revoking a ban on drilling for oil and gas. The country’s government confirmed the shift in its latest budget this week, which unveiled plans to invest NZ$200m (£90m) in new offshore gas fields. The reversal marks an end to a policy announced by Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister, in 2018. She claimed at the time that “the world has moved on from fossil fuels”.
Green energy giant slashes investment by £3bn in blow to Miliband

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jonathan Leake

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