Jonathan Ford

Freelance Writer

Jonathan Ford is a freelance writer. He was the chief leader and city editor of the Financial Times, and has held senior editorial positions at Prospect Magazine, Reuters and Breakingviews.

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Bloomberg Opinion

A US Nuclear Revival — and Net Zero — Depends on Westinghouse

Climate change and geopolitics have restored the fortunes of the onetime world leader in nuclear technology. But without more help from Washington, a budding renaissance in this reliable zero-carbon energy source will stall.

December 3, 2023

OpinionJonathan Ford

A US Nuclear Revival — and Net Zero — Depends on Westinghouse

March 17, 2022

OpinionJonathan Ford

Putin's Invasion Challenges Green Aversion to Nuclear Power

Greater political responsibility may force them to reconcile their climate goals with the imperative of security.

Germany To Shutter Four Nuclear Power Plants By End Of 2021

February 3, 2022

OpinionJonathan Ford

Power Storage Is the Next Big Net Zero Challenge

Britain’s pioneering plans for renewable energy show the global need could be massive. The means don’t yet exist.

The reservoir which holds the water until power production i

January 25, 2022

OpinionJavier Blas, Andreas Kluth, Liam Denning and Jonathan Ford

Why Germany Will Regret Its Nuclear Plant Shutdowns

While Germany is preparing to shut down the last of its nuclear power plants, the U.K., the Netherlands and Poland are aiming to build more.

Without these, decarbonizing becomes much harder.

October 28, 2021

OpinionJonathan Ford

Abandoning Nuclear Power Would Be Europe’s Biggest Climate Mistake

Zero-carbon nuclear power plants still provide almost one-quarter of the continent’s electricity. Nothing else will fill that gap reliably or quickly.