Category Archives: The Guardian

Nuclear power will fail to achieve what George Monbiot wants

Posted on March 16, 2012 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, 16th March 2012. Jonathon Porritt, Tony Juniper, Charles Secrett and I wrote a letter this week to David Cameron, highlighting the key economic and political issues with pursuing a pro-nuclear power policy. In response, George Monbiot … Continue reading →

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Renewed push for nuclear power

Posted on February 9, 2012 by tomburke

TweetShareBelow is my letter to The Guardian on the threatened resurgence of nuclear, written with Dr Paul Dorfman (Nuclear Consulting Group) and John Sauven (Greenpeace UK), published on 8 February, 2012. To see the collection of other letters to The … Continue reading →

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Will the government push for economic growth at the expense of environmental protection?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by tomburke

TweetShareI have been quoted in Damian Carrington‘s most recent Environment Blog for The Guardian, Environmental protection rules may be headed for government shredder. The blog covers Oliver Letwin’s proposition to replace all of the current environmental guidance including that on … Continue reading →

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Chris Huhne is right – green ‘red tape’ can be good for business

Posted on June 21, 2011 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 21st June 2011. The minister is rightly frustrated at an attack on regulation by the Tory right based on flawed notions of freedom and growth There is a great deal of debate these days about … Continue reading →

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Without a true green investment bank there can be no environmental progress

Posted on October 7, 2010 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian on 7th October 2010. If David Cameron is to deliver his promise of a low-carbon economy, he must demonstrate the political will. David Cameron promised this to be the greenest government ever. Brave words. But it … Continue reading →

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Green investment bank may be announced in the budget, but what would it deliver?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 23rd March 2010. A green investment bank or fund is expected to be unveiled in Alastair Darling’s budget tomorrow. But there is little clarity on how it would operate, or what it would invest in. … Continue reading →

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Overthrow of New King Coal

Posted on January 16, 2008 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 16th January 2008. The energy analyst: It may have been a tough decision to take, but the government has got it badly wrong The government’s case for reviving a moribund nuclear industry turns significantly on … Continue reading →

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The facts are not with him

Posted on May 18, 2006 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 18th May 2006. The prime minister has a taste for pre-emptive strikes and dodgy dossiers. He pre-empted his own white paper on energy policy with the energy review. He has now pre-empted the review by … Continue reading →

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The power and the unglory

Posted on November 30, 2005 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 30th November 2005. First, a panic is whipped up. Then there are denials that a decision has been taken. The dodgy dossier comes next. Later, the long-made decision is announced. Then we discover there was … Continue reading →

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Enigma code

Posted on June 29, 2005 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Guardian, on 29th June 2005. Civil servants long ago discovered the infinite elasticity of the English language. It can be greatly stretched to cover the holes where policies should be, providing an essential service to their political … Continue reading →

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