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Category Archives: Radio
Discussing government failure in controlling air pollution – Radio 4 – 2 Feb 17
This is the consequence of complete failure by the government to tackle a problem that it has known about for a long time. It is now in breach of our own … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Cities, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Environment, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Radio, The Human Cost
Tagged air, air pollution, Birmingham, bypass, carbon, cars, communities, community, control, Cornwall, diesel, emissions, government, health, homes, law, London, pollution, Radio 4, risk, traffic, vehicles
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IEA projection of oil consumption peak goes against what many in the industry believe – Share Radio
Share Radio: Let’s take a look at oil, because oil consumption is tipped to peak no sooner than 2040, even if the Paris climate agreement is implemented, that is according to the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Radio, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged Air BNB, batteries, climate, economy, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, emissions, finance, fossil fuel, gas, global warming, IEA, investment, low-carbon, oil, oil price, OPEC, opportunity, Paris, pension, petrol, pressure, Renewables, revenues, risk, security, Shell, tax, transport, Trump, Uber, vehicles
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Tom Burke talks to LBC about nuclear power, Hinkley Point and EDF – 07 Mar 16
Clive Bull: A top EDF boss has resigned over the company’s plans to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant for decades. There is an ongoing row over the 18 billion pound cost, part … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, Nuclear, Radio, renewables
Tagged bills, Britain, Chancellor, China, climate change, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy security, environment, finance, fossil fuel, France, Fukushima, Germany, government, Hinkley, Hinkley C, Hinkley Point, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, power, renewable energy, Renewables, safety, solar, wind
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Is there really a need for Hinkley Point to be built? – World at One – Radio 4 – 16 Feb 16
BBC: So Is there a really need for Hinkley Point to be built? Tom Burke: There isn’t actually, there’s lots and lots more things that we can do. There is no need to replace nuclear with nuclear, or … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, DECC, Domestic, E3G, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Nuclear, Politics, Radio, renewables, Security
Tagged bad deal, BBC, bill payers, bills, Britain, budget, capacity, confidence, delays, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy bills, finance, French, gas, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, late, National Grid, nuclear, nuclear industry, Radio 4, reactor, reliable, Renewables, security, solar, UK, wind
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Why are we so bad at responding to floods? – Tom Burke – LBC – 28 Dec 15
LBC: Lets speak to Tom Burke, he’s an environmentalist, and a former government adviser on the environment. Good morning Tom. Do you think that the government was warned about this or not? Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, People, Radio, The Human Cost
Tagged business, climate, climate change, drought, environment, extreme weather, flood plains, flooded, flooding, floods, government, houses, insurance, rain, risk, river, temperature, warmer, water, weather, wildfires
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The world is witnessing a moment of history – BBC World Service – 12 Dec 15
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 … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Radio, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged carbon, climate, climate diplomacy, COP21, E3G, economy, emissions, energy, investment, low-carbon, Renewables
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Can we really fix climate change? – LBC Radio – 07 Dec 15
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, Oil and Gas, People, Radio, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged Amber Rudd, Beijing, bills, business, carbon, China, cities, climate finance, coal, communities, community, COP21, cost, economy, electric cars, electric vehicles, energy, energy efficiency, environment, finance, floods, government, health, India, investment, low-carbon, money, oil, opportunity, Paris, policy, political will, politics, pollution, real economy, renewable energy, Renewables, risk, smog, solar, Summit, sustainable, technology, transition, weather
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Can something substantive be achieved at COP21? – BBC 5 Live – 30 Nov 15
BBC: Now let’s speak to Tom Burke, Chairman of environmental think tank E3G. He was government special advisor to the climate secretary John Gummer, and attended the Rio Earth Summit and the first of … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Cities, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Radio, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged carbon, changing climate, climate change, COP21, Copenhagen, economy, electricity, emissions, energy, finance, green economy, insurance, investment, Kyoto, low-carbon, Paris, poverty, progress, technology
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What can we expect from COP21 – BBC World Service
BBC: Tom Burke has joined me in the studio. He is the chairman of the environmental think tank E3G. Tom Burke, what was it that went wrong in Copenhagen because for … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Politics, Radio, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged BBC, climate, climate change, climate science, climate summit, COP21, Copenhagen, economy, energy, finance, investment, investors, leaders, low-carbon, news, politics, renewable energy, Renewables, risk, security
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What can we expect from COP21? – BBC World Service – Newshour
It’s just under a month before the start of COP21, the Paris climate change conference, at which global powers will try to achieve a universal and legally binding treaty to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Radio, renewables
Tagged 2 degrees, BBC, BBC News, business, carbon, climate, climate change, COP, COP21, customers, economy, emissions, fossil fuel, GHG, government, greenhouse gas, Newshour, obligation, Paris, polling, promises, Renewables, security, tax, trade, treaty
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