Category: Economics
House of Commons Energy Bill debate – Monday 3rd June 2013
At the House of Commons debate on the Energy Bill on Monday 3rd June Lib Dem Martin Horwood expressed
Continue readingCONTRA BUTLER – A response to Nick Butler’s FT blog
I will be publishing an occasional blog mainly focused on climate policy in response to misleading or erroneous things written
Continue readingThe environment is off the metro-land agenda – ENDS Report June 2013
This column features in the recently published ENDS Report A review of the weak environmental machinery of the government
Continue readingTom Burke’s political commentary: Trying to square the carbon price circle
Published in ENDS Report, issue 446, March 2012. Economists like things to be simple. All the world is a market
Continue readingIs the planning system holding back economic growth?
I have been quoted (below) giving my reaction to the report Inexpensive Progress which is released today. The report was
Continue readingWill 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
Continue readingTom Burke’s political commentary: These plans for planning need urgent rethinking
ENDS Report 440, p. 54, September 2011. The government’s national planning policy framework is bad news for business, the environment
Continue readingIs green growth a good goal for government?
Appeared on the Green Alliance’s Catalyst Forum, on 26th July, 2011. Yes, but we must be clear about what makes
Continue readingTom Burke’s political commentary: marriage made in heaven or a crash waiting to happen
ENDS Report 432, p. 51, January 2011. The growth and green agendas are at last converging. How smooth their meeting
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