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Katherine Dunn

Katherine Dunn is a former Fortune editor based in London. She covered the intersection between business, energy, and climate change for Fortune. Originally from the oil town of Calgary, Alberta, she got her start covering crime and city news at the Toronto Star during the heyday of former mayor Rob Ford and has since covered everything from architecture to cocoa markets. Before joining Fortune in 2019, she worked at Maclean’s, the Wall Street Journal, and S&P Global Platts’ oil pricing team. She is a graduate of Carleton University, City University London, and the Danish School of Journalism.

People cross Park Av. after it was announced that some streets will be shut as lockdown continues in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Newsletters

Finding a middle ground to tackle the coronavirus crisis

By Katherine Dunn and Alan MurrayMarch 30, 2020

Energy

The oil sector is quickly running out of storage for its unprecedented surplus

By Katherine DunnMarch 27, 2020

The U.K. is in lockdown after Boris Johnson ordered sweeping measures to stop people leaving their homes

Environment

As the U.K. goes into lockdown, London faces isolation—and clear skies

By Katherine DunnMarch 24, 2020

Health

U.K. pledges to help pay employees in order to avoid mass coronavirus layoffs

By Katherine DunnMarch 20, 2020

Energy

‘It’s mind blowing’: As oil slides on coronavirus and price war, the market seeks a new normal

By Katherine Dunn and Erik ShermanMarch 20, 2020

Energy

The great African air conditioning boom is about to begin—and it could strain the planet

By Katherine DunnMarch 19, 2020

U.K. government promises to do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect economy from coronavirus as it pledges billions in loans

By Katherine DunnMarch 17, 2020

Finance

Europe’s auto factories are closing. Experts fear a lost decade is coming

By David Meyer and Katherine DunnMarch 17, 2020

Health

U.K. increases social distancing measures as epidemic gains speed—but stops short of other European countries

By Jeremy Kahn and Katherine DunnMarch 16, 2020

A key part of the country's strategy is to reach "herd immunity."

Health

Even while canceling mass gatherings, the U.K. is still aiming for deliberate ‘herd immunity’

By Katherine Dunn and Jeremy KahnMarch 14, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at a press conference.

Health

The U.K.’s coronavirus plan focuses on delaying the peak of the outbreak

By Jeremy Kahn and Katherine DunnMarch 12, 2020

Energy

The oil sector takes its next hit: Coronavirus on offshore rigs

By Katherine DunnMarch 11, 2020

$Oil rigs stand in the Permian Basin area of Odessa, Texas, on Jan. 19, 2019. In the Permian, America's busiest oil patch, a producer needs to blast as much as 60,000 barrels of water into a well every day, along with sand and chemicals, to complete the fracking that cracks open the tight, oil-bearing rock about a mile underground.$

Energy

‘This is a bloodbath for U.S. oil:’ Price plunge will test how robust the shale boom really is

By Anne Sraders and Katherine DunnMarch 10, 2020