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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

On October 31, 2017May 29, 2018 By admin

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 Agreement amount to just a third of what is needed […]

OF OIL AND STONES

On February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 By admin

This blog first appeared in Business Green Sheikh Yamani, a former Saudi oil minister, is famous for having pointed out that the stone age did not end because we ran out of stones. […]

SOMETHING UNDERSTOOD

On June 1, 2015June 4, 2015 By admin

This article first appeared in BusinessGreen The politics of climate change is changing. Astonished listeners at a recent conference in Paris heard the Saudi oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, announce ‘one of these days we are not going to need fossil fuels’. He went on to make […]

Revealed: BP’s close ties with the UK government – The Guardian

On May 22, 2015May 23, 2015 By admin

I was quoted extensively in a piece The Guardian wrote on the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds with UK commitments to reduce carbon emissions. “About 1.5% of UK pension industry money was invested in BP shares, which […]

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

On April 9, 2015April 14, 2015 By admin

This essay argues that the oil industry will lose the battle for the future. The growth it expects will not occur. The key issue is whether the world makes an orderly or disorderly transition to a carbon neutral energy system. An orderly transition preserves both the economy and the […]

Tom Burke’s political commentary: Don’t just kick BP but learn all the lessons from the Gulf oil-spill disaster

On June 28, 2010March 26, 2012 By admin

ENDS Report 425, June 2010, p. 56 28 June 2010 The spill in the Gulf of Mexico is just an appetiser. The long-term effects of our addiction to oil will be far worse for the environment, politicians and the economy Many years ago, in the days before political correctness ruled […]

Tom Burke’s political commentary: The many lessons from BP’s agony

On June 14, 2010March 26, 2012 By admin

Published in the ENDS Report on 14 June, 2010. The spill in the Gulf of Mexico is just an appetiser. The long-term effects of our addiction to oil will be far worse for the environment, politicians and the economy. Many years ago, in the days before political correctness ruled out such […]