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Category Archives: International
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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Sky News – How significant is it that the US and China have ratified the Climate Deal?
Sky News: Two of the world’s biggest polluters the US and China have ratified the Paris agreement on climate change. The move is being hailed as a major breakthrough, but does it go far enough? Tom Burke is the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 degrees, adaptation, carbon, China, clean, climate, climate change, coal, competition, cost, economy, emissions, energy, fossil fuel, fossil Industry, industry, investment, jobs, losers, momentum, obstacles, opportunity, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, pollution, ratify, Renewables, risk, smart, technology, transition, US, winners
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BBC News – China and US ratify Paris Climate Deal
BBC News: It’s been reported this morning that China has announced that it will formally ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement, paving the way for a joint US / China statement on global warming later today. The country … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, BBC, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged carbon, China, climate, climate change, climate deal, cost, economy, emissions, energy, industry, investment, momentum, Obama, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Renewables, risk, technology, transition, US, Xi
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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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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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Trump cannot derail global climate deal – Climate News Network
This piece was first published on the Climate News Network May 20, 2016, by Alex Kirby Even if he wins the US presidency, Donald Trump will be unable to halt international progress towards a low-carbon economy, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables
Tagged ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP, China, climate, climate change, denier, Donald Trump, economy, elections, emissions, global warming, Kyoto, low-carbon, Paris Agreement, policy, Reuters, Trump
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How significant is the signing of the Paris Agreement? – BBC Newshour – 22 April 16
BBC: Tom Burke is Chair of the British environmental think tank E3G and a former advisor tot he UK government on climate change. How significant does he think today’s signing … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, In the media, International, The Human Cost
Tagged BBC, carbon, Chad, climate, climate change, E3G, emissions, energy, impacts, Lake Chad, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, prosperity, Renewables, risk, security, technology, warming, World News
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Is nuclear power a ticking time bomb? – France24 Debate – 8 Mar 16
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 accident, Arriva, bills, Britain, Chinese, consumers, cost, delays, economy, EDF, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy bills, EPR, finance, France, Fukushima, Hinkley, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear industry, radiation, reactor, regulation, Renewables, safety
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Tom Burke talks to LBC about nuclear power, Hinkley Point and EDF – 07 Mar 16
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 bills, Britain, Chancellor, China, climate change, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy security, environment, finance, fossil fuel, France, Fukushima, Germany, government, Hinkley, Hinkley C, Hinkley Point, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, power, renewable energy, Renewables, safety, solar, wind
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