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Category Archives: Energy
BBC Radio 4 – Today Program – Who should be held responsible for climate change damages?
I think that it’s a little simplistic to say that the oil company’s products are what causes climate change, which we have known for a long time, and is absolutely right, and then to say that is … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Cities, Climate Change, coal, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Oil and Gas, People, Policy, Poverty, The Human Cost
Tagged BBC, carbon, climate, climate change, climate impacts, companies, costs, damages, emissions, fossil fuel, governments, liability, oil, Radio 4, responsibility
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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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Sky News – Discussing Al Gore’s new film on climate change “An Inconvenient Sequel” – 11 Aug 17
Sky news: With me now in the studio is Tom Burke, a former senior adviser to the foreign secretary’s special representative on climate change, and now the chairman of third generation environmentalism, which encourages sustainable development. First of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Migration, Oil and Gas, People, Policy, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sky News, Sustainability, Trump
Tagged Al Gore, beinconvenient, business, carbon, cities, climate, climate change, climate impacts, climate risk, conflict, crops, decarbonisation, decarbonise, economy, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, Exxon, food, G20, Inconvenient Sequel, oil, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, Renewables, security, shareholders, Sky News, States, technology, Trump, water, White House
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BBC Radio 5 Live – Government announces independent review of energy prices – 6 Aug 17
5 Live: The government has launched an independent review into the cost of energy, days after British Gas raised energy prices by twelve and a half percent. The study is being carried out by Oxford University professor Dieter … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged BBC, BBC 5 Live, British Gas, carbon, climate, climate change, consumers, customers, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy price, fuel poverty, gas industry, grants, infrastructure, investment, low income, policy, review, savings, smart grid, zero carbon
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BBC News – What can the energy price review achieve? – 06 Aug 17
BBC News: The government has asked for and independent review of the energy market, just days after British Gas announced it is putting up its standard electricity price by twelve and a half percent. Theresa May did pledge … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Policy, Poverty, Public Services, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged buildings, carbon, climate, climate change, economy, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy industry, energy review, fuel poverty, government, infrastructure, investment, policy, price cap, savings, wholesale price, zero emissions
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BBC News – Government launches an independent review into the cost of energy prices
BBC News: An independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government, just days after British Gas raised standard electricity prices by twelve and a half percent. The review will examine how prices can be … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged BBC, BBC News, British Gas, building regulations, cities, climate, climate change, consumers, Dieter Helm, E3G, economy, electricity, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, fuel poverty, government, infrastructure, investment, price cap, utilities, wholesale price
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Al Jazeera – Earth Overshoot Day marks unprecedented environmental damages – 2 Aug 17
Al Jazeera: I am joined now by Tom Burke, he is chairman of the environmental think tank E3G, and has advised a number of senior British politicians, thanks so much for being with us. How surprising is it … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jazeera, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, In the media, International, Migration, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged agriculture, Al Jazeera, carbon, climate, climate change, crops, Earth Overshoot Day, economy, emissions, energy, environment, farming, food, fossil fuel, natural resources, news, population growth, resources, security, soil, water
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Will the Government energy efficiency drive work? – Sky News
I think that this about the smartest thing that the government has done in energy policy in some time. It really does set Britain on the right trajectory for getting a low-carbon, affordable, secure electricity supply, that’s right … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged batteries, bills, carbon, climate, community energy, E3G, economy, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, Renewables, Sky News, solar, solar panels, Tom Burke
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Trump, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the G20 – BBC News
BBC News: Theresa May has talked about the collective message she hopes will be delivered to Donald Trump on the Paris Climate Agreement. She thinks that it is possible that the US might change its mind, do you … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Environment, EU, Europe, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Migration, Oil and Gas, People, Policy, Politics, renewables, Security, Trump
Tagged BBC, BBC News, Black Rock, business, carbon, climate, climate change, climate risk, E3G, economy, emissions, Exxon, G20, investment, investors, low carbon economy, Merkel, migration, Paris, Paris Agreement, Renewables, security, Tom Burke, Trump, Volvo
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Trump confirms that he is pulling America out of the Paris Climate Agreement – Al Jareera
Al Jazeera: With me in the studio is Tom Burke who is Chairman of the climate think tank E3G… In making this decision President Trump has gone against his Secretary of State, his defence Secretary and his National Security … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jazeera, Business, Campaigning, Cities, Climate Change, coal, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, EU, Fake News, Finance, In the media, International, Policy, renewables, Security, Trump
Tagged Al Jazeera, business, China, cities, climate, coal, E3G, energy, G7, India, investment, jobs, markets, mayors, Paris Accord, Paris Agrement, Pars Deal, Renewables, Tom Burke, Trump, US
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