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No Need for Nuclear. The renewables are here – Conway Hall, London 17 June 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 by tomburke

    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 →

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Will the Government energy efficiency drive work? – Sky News

Posted on July 24, 2017 by tomburke

    I think that this about the smartest thing that the government has done in energy policy in some time. It really does set Britain on the right trajectory for getting a low-carbon, affordable, secure electricity supply, that’s right … Continue reading →

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The UK has formally signed up to the Paris climate change agreement – Sky News

Posted on November 18, 2016 by tomburke

        Sky News: The UK has formally signed up to the first climate change agreement that covers every country on earth. It comes as there is uncertainty over America’s role in the Paris Agreement. Donald Trump had … Continue reading →

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Hinkley is a very expensive strategic mistake for the country – TRT World News

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tomburke

            TRT News: Joining me now from London is Tom Burke, Chairman of the environmental think tank E3G , and a former government advisor on climate change. Hinkley Point, what’s your biggest problem with it? … Continue reading →

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The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by tomburke

This piece was first published by BusinessGreen                     BusinessGreen asks a range of experts their views on what should come next for the controversial and further delayed nuclear project Last week … Continue reading →

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HINKLEY DECISION GRINDS TO A HALT

Posted on August 1, 2016 by tomburke

      On Thursday 21st July the Prime Minister dined with Francois Hollande in Paris. On the same day, EDF announced a meeting of its Board had been called for the 28th of July. A press release stated simply … Continue reading →

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Hinkley is a big economic problem – Sky News

Posted on July 29, 2016 by tomburke

    The National Infrastructure Commission just pointed out a while ago that with better use of our existing energy generation capacity we could avoid four Hinkleys, and save 8 billion pounds. McKinsey pointed out that if we just took … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point – BBC News

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomburke

    Hinkley will actually slow down, and make much more expensive the pace at which we can decarbonise our economy and therefore avoid the dangers of climate change. So there are much better things to do, that we can … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point – BBC Radio 4 – Today Program

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomburke

      There is no doubt that we need electricity, we just don’t need the electricity from Hinkley at enormous cost. It’s very unreliable, we are not sure that this type of reactor will actually work. There are much … Continue reading →

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Green policies are not responsible for the Tata steel crisis

Posted on April 6, 2016 by tomburke

By Karl Mathiesen This article was published by The Guardian   Analysis of the figures show Port Talbot may actually have been profiting from efforts to reduce carbon emissions     There was a slew of comment over the weekend regarding … Continue reading →

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