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Video Blog 2: deploying renewables needs political will
TweetShareIn the second of my video blogs with RTCC I argue that we are not deploying renewables fast enough because of a lack of political will. We must think about renewables as being a package of technologies, not individual technologies. … Continue reading
The first of my video blogs: why the UK should not pursue nuclear
TweetShareSee below my first video blog, made in conjunction with RTCC. In two and a half minutes, I argue why the UK should not pursue nuclear as a policy option- the cost, nuclear proliferation, and waste are all prohibitive.
Summary of Twitter Q&A with Mark Kenber, CEO The Climate Group
TweetShareMark Kenber and I took part in the first of a series of live Twitter Q&As run by The Climate Group. It was good to see so much interest and engagement. If you missed the discussion yesterday morning, then you can … Continue reading
UK Energy Policy Will Fail If Government Persists With Nuclear Fantasies
TweetShareTony Juniper, Jonathon Porritt and Charles Secrett and I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister on 12th March warning him that his plans for another generation of nuclear reactors are ill-conceived and doomed to failure. To substantiate the broad … Continue reading
Nuclear policy: part of the Government’s omnishambles
TweetShareThe collapse of the Government’s nuclear policy is a somewhat overlooked part of its current omnishambles. In part this is because very few of the journalists writing about nuclear power know much about the subject. Most continue to assert that … Continue reading
Prospects for a Clean Revolution
TweetShareThis blog introduces the topic of a #CleanRevolution that I will be covering in a live Twitter Q&A at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning with Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group. It is not yet widely understood by politicians, policy makers … Continue reading
Speech: Mining, cities and sustainable development
TweetShareI spoke to the China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong, Shanghai, on 20 April 2012. Download the pdf here. The core message of the lecture is that mines and cities have more in common than you think. In particular, you … Continue reading
Why Nuclear Power makes No Sense for the UK – fifth briefing
TweetShareThe fifth in a series of Briefings, written by Tony Juniper, Jonathon Porritt and Charles Secrett and me, is released today. These are being released following our letter of 12th March to the Prime Minister warning him that his plans for another generation … Continue reading
Why Nuclear Power makes No Sense for the UK – fourth briefing
TweetShareThe fourth in a series of Briefings, written by Tony Juniper, Jonathon Porritt and Charles Secrett and me, is released today. These are being released following our letter of 12th March to the Prime Minister warning him that his plans for another generation … Continue reading
Why Nuclear Power makes No Sense for the UK – third briefing
TweetShareThe third in a series of Briefings, written by Tony Juniper, Jonathon Porritt and Charles Secrett and me, is released today. They are released following our letter of 12th March to the Prime Minister warning him that his plans for another generation … Continue reading