2016 – Page 2 – Tom Burke

Hinkley is a bad move for Britain – BBC News – 15 Sep 16

On September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 By admin

What we really need to be doing right now is investing in renewables. We need to invest in wind, which is already available, and offshore wind is already cheaper than Hinkley will be. We need to invest in solar, so that people can have this on the […]

HINKLEY GREEN LIGHT A MASSIVE STRATEGIC MISTAKE, SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE THINK TANK

On September 15, 2016 By admin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Wednesday 14th September 2016 E3G Press Release Following reports today that the Government is about to give the green light to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, E3G, a leading climate change think tank […]

Sky News – How significant is it that the US and China have ratified the Climate Deal?

On September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 By admin

Sky News: Two of the world’s biggest polluters the US and China have ratified the Paris agreement on climate change. The move is being hailed as a major breakthrough, but does it go far enough? Tom Burke is the chairman of environment think tank E3G, and former British government […]

BBC News – China and US ratify Paris Climate Deal

On September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 By admin

BBC News: It’s been reported this morning that China has announced that it will formally ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement, paving the way for a joint US / China statement on global warming later today. The country is the largest emitter of harmful C02 emissions. To discuss […]

Chinese firm with military ties invited to bid for role in UK’s nuclear future

On August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 By admin

By Adam Vaughan This piece was published by The Guardian China National Nuclear Corporation on government list of preferred bidders for development funding for next-generation modular reactors Tom Burke, chairman of the environment thinktank E3G and a former British government adviser, said there were legitimate concerns over the company. […]

The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?

On August 4, 2016 By admin

This piece was first published by BusinessGreen BusinessGreen asks a range of experts their views on what should come next for the controversial and further delayed nuclear project Last week was quite a rollercoaster for those involved in low carbon […]

HINKLEY DECISION GRINDS TO A HALT

On August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 By admin

On Thursday 21st July the Prime Minister dined with Francois Hollande in Paris. On the same day, EDF announced a meeting of its Board had been called for the 28th of July. A press release stated simply that the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point would […]

Hinkley delay is a really big deal – BBC News

On July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 By admin

I am finding it extremely difficult to think what could have caused such a massive dislocation, not just to our relations with other countries, as we have heard they are all going to be upset, but also to Mrs May’s own program of persuading us in this country […]

Why Hinkley is a very risky bet – BBC Radio Wales

On July 29, 2016July 30, 2016 By admin

This is not where we expected to be this morning, and it is very difficult to imagine what the government will discover in a few weeks time that it doesn’t already know. So I think that it is fortunate that this is giving us a chance to look […]

Hinkley is a big economic problem – Sky News

On July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 By admin

The National Infrastructure Commission just pointed out a while ago that with better use of our existing energy generation capacity we could avoid four Hinkleys, and save 8 billion pounds. McKinsey pointed out that if we just took forward the energy efficiency that we are already doing we […]