I have been quoted (below) giving my reaction to the report Inexpensive Progress which is released today. The report was carried out by Vivid Economics, and commissioned by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), the National Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). To access […]
Renewed push for nuclear power
Below is my letter to The Guardian on the threatened resurgence of nuclear, written with Dr Paul Dorfman (Nuclear Consulting Group) and John Sauven (Greenpeace UK), published on 8 February, 2012. To see the collection of other letters to The Guardian on the same subject follow this link. Proponents of […]
The role of students in climate activism
Blog: Huhne’s resignation a blow for climate change
Will the government push for economic growth at the expense of environmental protection?
I have been quoted in Damian Carrington‘s most recent Environment Blog for The Guardian, Environmental protection rules may be headed for government shredder. The blog covers Oliver Letwin’s proposition to replace all of the current environmental guidance including that on pollution, waste, and wildlife, with one 50-page document. To see […]
Tom Burke’s political commentary: Durban talks were not a failure for climate policy
Cameron’s policy cannibalism: economic policy eating environment policy
Published by the Green Alliance, in January 2012. A toxic conjunction of incompetence and ideology has all but destroyed David Cameron’s promise to lead the ‘greenest government ever.’ In doing so the Coalition has wasted a rare opportunity to align the economy and the environment. Instead, it has chosen to […]