Category Archives: Nuclear

Hinkley Point – BBC News

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomburke

    Hinkley will actually slow down, and make much more expensive the pace at which we can decarbonise our economy and therefore avoid the dangers of climate change. So there are much better things to do, that we can … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Europe, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, Politics, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hinkley Point – BBC Radio 4 – Today Program

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomburke

      There is no doubt that we need electricity, we just don’t need the electricity from Hinkley at enormous cost. It’s very unreliable, we are not sure that this type of reactor will actually work. There are much … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Europe, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, renewables | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hinkley Point C nuclear deal contains £22bn ‘poison pill’ for taxpayer

Posted on March 18, 2016 by tomburke

  ‘If the SoSIA is signed it will change the argument over Hinkley. Instead of being an argument about why we should kill this white elephant – which the government has comprehensively lost –  it will become an argument about … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, Politics, The Guardian | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BBC World News – Is Hinkley dead? – 8 March 16

Posted on March 15, 2016 by tomburke

      BBC: Professor Tom Burke is the chairman of the environmental think tank E3G, he joins me now in the studio, welcome to you. Where do you think this project is floundering? Tom Burke: Well, as I listen … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, renewables, The Human Cost | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is nuclear power a ticking time bomb? – France24 Debate – 8 Mar 16

Posted on March 10, 2016 by tomburke

                  I think that you really want to consider much more than just the body count of deaths when you look to evaluate a complicated problem like this. This has been a … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, renewables, The Human Cost | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tom Burke talks to LBC about nuclear power, Hinkley Point and EDF – 07 Mar 16

Posted on March 9, 2016 by tomburke

            Clive Bull: A top EDF boss has resigned over the company’s plans to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant for decades. There is an ongoing row over the 18 billion pound cost, part … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, Nuclear, Radio, renewables | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Letters to PM warned of the risks of going ahead with Hinkley Point

Posted on March 8, 2016 by tomburke

                        In March 2012, on the anniversary of Fukushima, I drafted a letter to the Prime Minister that was signed by myself and three other former Directors of Friends of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The future of Hinkley Point – BBC News

Posted on March 7, 2016 by tomburke

      Delays, rising costs and now a rift at the top of EDF, the giant French company we are relying on to build a new Nuclear power station to replace this one at Hinkey Point. The chief financial … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Business, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Nuclear | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is there really a need for Hinkley Point to be built? – World at One – Radio 4 – 16 Feb 16

Posted on February 17, 2016 by tomburke

    BBC: So Is there a really need for Hinkley Point to be built? Tom Burke: There isn’t actually, there’s lots and lots more things that we can do. There is no need to replace nuclear with nuclear, or … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Business, DECC, Domestic, E3G, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Nuclear, Politics, Radio, renewables, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OF OIL AND STONES

Posted on February 5, 2016 by tomburke

  This blog first appeared in Business Green                                 Sheikh Yamani, a former Saudi oil minister, is famous for having pointed out that the stone … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Business, Business Green, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Finance, International, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Politics, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment