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Category Archives: In the media
Tom Burke – E3G – One Planet Summit – Channel 4 News – 12 Dec 17
What’s going to make the difference in people’s lives, is what happens in the real economy. What we’ve seen is the financial community getting into this game because they have understood the level of risk if we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Channel 4 News, Climate Change, coal, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Finance, In the media, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, The Human Cost, Trump
Tagged business, carbon, climate, climate change, coal, E3G, economy, emissions, Europe, Exxon, finance, fossil fuel, investment, Macron, One Climate Summit, opportunity, Paris Agreement, risk, Trump, World Bank
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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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China’s increased emissions – BBC World News Business Report – 15 Nov 17
I think what matters about the suggested increase in emissions this year, is whether it is a blip, or whether it is an actual change in the trajectory. The trajectory has been ahead of what is needed to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Climate Change, coal, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, People, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sustainability, Trump
Tagged 2 degrees, Blackrock, business, carbon, China, climate agreement, climate risk, coal, economy, electricity, emissions, energy security, Exxon, India, investment, low-carbon, opportunity, Paris, poor, poverty, Renewables, risk, State Street, Trump
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SMALL BITE NO.2
Matt Ridley is almost always wrong about the environment. His regular column in the Times is a mishmash of misinformation and malice. He dislikes environmentalists and hates their influence on public … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Brexit, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Energy, Environment, EU, European, In the media, People, Policy, Politics, Public Services, Referendum, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost, The Times
Tagged Brexit, citizens, environment, Environment Agency, environmentalists, Forestry Commission, lobby, Matt Ridley, Michael Gove, Natural England, rights, The Times
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There is a catastrophic gap between promises to cut carbon emissions and the action need to deliver those cuts – BBC World Service
There is a catastrophic gap between promises to cut carbon emissions and the actions need to deliver those cuts. That is the verdict today from the United Nations, a new UN Report says amounts pledged in the Paris … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, coal, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Security, EU, Europe, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Policy, Politics, renewables, Security, The Human Cost
Tagged agriculture, batteries, BP, buildings, businesses, carbon, China, climate, climate change, coal, electric vehicles, electricity, emissions, Exxon, fossil fuel, gas, government, investment, OECD, Paris Agreement, policy, private sector, Renewables, Shell, solar, UN, wind
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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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What does Brexit mean for Environmental Legislation in the UK – Guardian Podcast
One of the things that you get out of our membership of the EU is an enormous amount of regulatory stability. It takes a very long time to create environmental legislation, but then it is very difficult for … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Environment, EU, Europe, European, Finance, In the media, People, Policy, Politics, Security, Sustainability, The Guardian, The Human Cost
Tagged air, Brexit, business, conservation, cost, directives, environment, environmental legislation, EU, Europe, government, health, investment, laws, legislation, policy, politics, RSPB, The Guardian, water, wildlife, zombie legislation
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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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