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Prosperity, Security, Stability
These are anxious times. Much that we take for granted in the way the world is ordered is in flux. The brief moment when scholars talked confidently of the ‘End of History’ has passed. Change is no longer an option, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Blog, Brexit, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Europe, European, Finance, International, Migration, People, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost, Trump
Tagged anxiety, assets, Brexit, capitalism, change, cities, climate, communities, economy, energy, environment, extreme weather, finance, globalisatin, health, innovation, investment, OECD, opportunity, policy, politics, pollution, population, poverty, prosperity, resources, responsibility, risk, security, stability, sustainable development, transition, Trump, urban
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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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ON THE BREAKING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROMISES
There are a great many champions of the environment in Britain. Between them, our environmental bodies have several times the membership of all the political parties in Britain combined. They probably know rather more about the will of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Brexit, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, EU, Finance, People, Policy, Politics, Public Services, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged air quality, ambition, Brexit, business, climate change, cost, efficiency, environment, environmental law, EU, European Union, flexibility, health, law, London, policy, pollution, protection, regulation, stability, trading, water, Withdrawal Bill
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The Environmental politics of Brexit – Speech at UK Environmental Law Association Conference
The Environmental politics of Brexit – Speech by Tom Burke UK Environmental Law Association Conference October 13th, 2017 39 Essex Chambers, London Let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to speak … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Environment, EU, Europe, European, Migration, Policy, Politics, Security, Speeches, Sustainability, Talks, The Human Cost
Tagged air, borders, Brexit, Britain, climate, climate change, cost, E3G, environment, EU, health, law, policy, politics, pollution, protection, regulation, speech, stability, UKELA, Withdrawal Bill
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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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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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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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