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ENDS REPORT - What is killing bees?

On April 13, 2013April 23, 2013 By admin

This column features in the recently published ENDS Report ‘Neonicitinoid’ is more than a difficult word to roll your tongue around. The neonicitinoids are a class of neuro-active insecticides that came into widespread use in the late nineties. They are now at the heart of a debate that again pits […]

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Climate change: what needs to be done

On March 20, 2012March 26, 2012 By admin

Spotlight: Climate Change Published in the British Medical Journal 2012; 344:e1358, on 19th March 2012. If we are to meet the challenge of generating political will, the climate conversation must involve everyone, from all professions and all walks of life. Political will is built into the base of society; it is […]

Coalition review: energy and climate change

On March 20, 2012March 26, 2012 By admin

Published in The House Magazine, No.1411, Volume 36, on 15th March 2012. The Coalition Review looks into how far the government has stuck to the Coalition Agreement in key policy areas. This week Lord Turnbull, Michael Meacher, and I each assess how the government has done on energy and tackling […]

EDF fined for spying on Greenpeace nuclear campaign

On November 10, 2011March 13, 2012 By admin

I have been quoted in BBC Environmental correspondent Richard Black’s latest blog, EDF fined for spying on Greenpeace nuclear campaign, on the politics and tactics surrounding nuclear, appearing on 10 November 2011. He is writing in response to the decision by a French court to fine EDF 1.5 million Euros and send […]

Is green growth a good goal for government?

On July 26, 2011March 13, 2012 By admin

Appeared on the Green Alliance’s Catalyst Forum, on 26th July, 2011. Yes, but we must be clear about what makes growth green No-one should doubt the government’s current appetite for growth. The economy grew by a mere 0.2 per cent in the last quarter. The accuracy implied by a number […]

BBC Radio 4’s Decision Time on nuclear

On June 29, 2011March 13, 2012 By admin

Below is the summary of my contribution on BBC Radio 4’s Decision Time, focusing on government decisions on a new generation of nuclear power stations, on 29th June 2011. I sat on a panel of experts with Tim Eggar (advisor to the government on energy policy), Sir David King (Director, Smith School […]

Online debate: the world would be better off without nuclear

On April 6, 2011March 13, 2012 By admin

I took part in an online debate on nuclear energy with The Economist. Below are my opening remarks to the debate for the motion This house believes that the world would be better off without nuclear power, published on 6 April 2011. To see the full debate and online vote, […]

Cities, Civilisation and Climate

On September 7, 2010March 13, 2012 By admin

Published in CEOs for Cities, on 7th September 2010. Civilisation is the thin film of order that human beings with ingenuity and imagination have constructed around the chaos of events. In a rapidly changing climate this is at its most brittle in our cities. More than half the world’s population […]

The need for a credible climate technology policy

On February 1, 2010March 13, 2012 By admin

Published in Green Alliance publication Conservatism in a changing climate: Security, prosperity and a low carbon future. Published in February 2010. Climate change will transform the prosperity and security of 60 million Britons. This is true whether climate policy succeeds or fails. If it succeeds the transformation will be in […]

The EU should commit to 40% CO2 emissions reduction

On December 9, 2009March 13, 2012 By admin

by Nick Mabey and me. Posted by Copenhagen, Independent blog, via Stop Warming, on 9 December 2009. China and the United States have now put their opening bids for Copenhagen on the table. The US is offering a 17% reduction on its 2005 emissions subject to the passage of climate legislation […]