Politics – Page 26

The world is witnessing a moment of history – BBC World Service – 12 Dec 15

On December 12, 2015 By admin

BBC: Tom Burke is the Chairman of the Climate Diplomacy Think Tank E3G. He believes the world is witnessing a moment of history. Tom Burke: I think what’s really important, much more than the specifics of the text is the direction of travel […]

Historic climate agreement reached at COP21 – BBC News – 12 Dec 15

On December 12, 2015December 13, 2015 By admin

BBC: The final draft agreement for climate change has been presented to delegates at UN Summit in Paris. It proposes a legally binding agreement to limit global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius. With me now is Tom Burke who is chairman of the […]

Why is Paris COP21 different to Copenhagen?

On December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 By admin

BBC: Joining me now is Tom Burke, who is Chairman of the Environmental Think Tank E3G and former government advisor on climate change. Thanks very much for coming in, Tom. We have heard about some of the issues that are really now down to the wire, and […]

What are the sticking points at COP21? – Reuters TV – 12 Dec 15

On December 10, 2015 By admin

Reuters: Joining us now is Tom Burke from the Think Tank E3G, he’s also a former UK government advisor on climate change. Many thanks or joining us. Should leaders be slapping themselves on the backs after this? There’s so much talk of progress […]

Can we really fix climate change? – LBC Radio – 07 Dec 15

On December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 By admin

LBC: Let’s talk first to Tom Burke, environmentalist and former government advisor on the environment. Tom, good evening to you. Tell is about this summit. There are lots of important people there, it’s a big deal. There is also quite a lot of scepticism. Are […]

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE FLOODS?

On December 8, 2015December 9, 2015 By admin

The question the government really needs to answer is why have we had so many unprecedented events in so short a space of time. A month’s rain fell in a day. This was the third time in ten years that this region was hit by ‘unprecedented’ rain […]

FRAMING THE PARIS END-GAME BY NICK MABEY

On December 7, 2015 By admin

Much of the media reporting of the Paris climate change talks in Paris is still characterising the bargain as being between rich and poor countries. This is a lazy and outdated view of what is really happening. This excellent article by my colleague Nick Mabey paints a much more […]

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