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Category Archives: Nuclear
SMALL BITE NO.3
On November 23rd, Financial Times Energy Editor, Andrew Ward, wrote, ‘energy consumers face paying £30bn above market prices for electricity for Hinkley over the 35-year life of the contract’. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Finance, Hinkley, In the media, Nuclear, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged Andrew Ward, bills, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, energy bills, Financial Times, FT, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, index linked, inflation, power, power station, value, wholesale
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No Need for Nuclear. The renewables are here – Conway Hall, London 17 June 2017
There is a very broad National consensus about what we want our energy policy to do, what the goal of British Energy Policy should be. It should be affordable, it should be secure and it should be low-carbon, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Fake News, Finance, Hinkley, Nuclear, People, Policy, Politics, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged bills, carbon, communities, economy, energy, energy policy, energy transition, Hinkley, just transition, low-carbon, nuclear, policy, politics, Renewables, technology
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Evidence submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy
Evidence I submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy In justifying its decision to go ahead with Hinkley the Government has emphasised the fact that EDF will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EU, European, Finance, Hinkley, House of Lords, Nuclear, Politics, renewables
Tagged affordable, batteries, Britain, cheaper, cleaner, climate risk, cost, demand, EDF, electricity, energy, energy policy, evidence, faster, flexibility, Hinkley, House of Lords, investment, low-carbon, NAO, nuclear, policy, reliable, Renewables, state aid, subsidy, taxpayer, technology
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Hinkley is a very expensive strategic mistake for the country – TRT World News
TRT News: Joining me now from London is Tom Burke, Chairman of the environmental think tank E3G , and a former government advisor on climate change. Hinkley Point, what’s your biggest problem with it? … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Hinkley, In the media, International, Interviews, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost, TRT World News
Tagged bad deal, bills, Britain, China, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, energy, energy efficiency, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, jobs, mistake, nuclear, Nuclear Waste, Renewables, security, solar, subsidies
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HINKLEY GREEN LIGHT A MASSIVE STRATEGIC MISTAKE, SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE THINK TANK
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged carbon, cheaper, China, cleaner, climate, competitive, Dong Energy, E3G, EDF, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy policy, energy security, expensive, faster, France, government, Hinkley, Hinkley Point C, investment, mistake, nuclear, Renewables, security, smarter, technology
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Chinese firm with military ties invited to bid for role in UK’s nuclear future
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, Politics, Security, The Guardian
Tagged China, China National Nuclear Corporation, Chinese, CNNC, E3G, funding, government, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, investment, nuclear, reactor, security, Tom Burke
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The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, Blog, Business, Business Green, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, The Human Cost
Tagged bad deal, bills, Business Green, carbon, Chinese, clean energy, consumers, contract, EDF, electricity, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, French, government, grid, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, investment, jobs, low-carbon, nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, security, solar, technology, trade unions, wind
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HINKLEY DECISION GRINDS TO A HALT
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brexit, Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Europe, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, People, Politics, Security, The Human Cost
Tagged bills, Brexit, Britain, British, China, consumers, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, FID, financial, France, government, grid, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, investment, investors, military, nuclear, security, subsidy
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Hinkley delay is a really big deal – BBC News
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 … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, The Human Cost
Tagged China, economy, EDF, energy, energy efficiency, energy security, France, Hinkley, investment, nuclear, Renewables, safety, security
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