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New coal mine in Cumbria makes Boris Johnson look like a hypocrite – Sky News

On March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 By admin

We have a situation where the prime minister is asking people, as he is at the summit that Britain is hosting today of The Powering Past Coal Alliance, to do more to drive coal out of our economy. At the same time as he is opening a coal mine himself. […]

Hydrogen kaleidoscope comes into focus

On January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 By admin

It has now become commonplace for commentators to argue that climate change is an even greater threat to our future wellbeing than the pandemic. This has added to its potency as a factor shaping any forward look at the energy sector. There are now animated discussions in every major capital […]

A 55% carbon cut by 2030 in the EU, is it historic? – Al Jazeera

On December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 By admin

A 55% carbon cut over the next decade by 2030 in the EU is historic. What this marks is a real acceleration of the progress going forward, and it sets a real benchmark for other countries to step up and increase their commitment in time for the summit in Glasgow […]

Biden win would see big “US energy policy shift” –
analysts

On November 3, 2020December 12, 2020 By admin

(Montel) A win for Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden in Tuesday’s US election would see a “significant shift” in energy policy, with the country re-engaging with the rest of the world on climate change, analysts told Montel. Opinion polls gave Biden a healthy lead in the days running up to […]

What the US election will mean for global climate policy

On October 29, 2020December 12, 2020 By admin

A Biden victory would be a relief for climate campaigners worldwide. But would it be a game-changer for global efforts? By Dave Keating 29 Oct 2020 For many, the global climate and clean energy implications of a Joe Biden victory on 3 November can be boiled down to one campaign […]

Do we have the kind of commitment that we need to fight climate change? – Al Jazeera

On September 24, 2020December 12, 2020 By admin

Climate Change is a bit like the virus. If we don’t do enough about it now, we will have to do an awful lot more later, and it will be much more painful. The announcement from China is good, as is the recent announcement from the European Commission, that they […]

To tackle climate change we need to focus on opportunity not blame – LBC

On January 16, 2020January 20, 2020 By admin

Attenborough is right about how important China is, but he doesn’t seem to be very conscious of what China is already doing to tackle climate change. China is the world leader in the production of solar panels. It is the world leader on the production of electric vehicles. It is […]

More power in Britain came from renewables than fossil fuels in 2019 – Sky News

On January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 By admin

Here are some excerpts of the interview I did for Sky News about the announcement from the National Grid that more power came from renewable sources than from fossil fuels for the first time in Britain in 2019. I think that it is a very important milestone. It means that […]

Is this the end of fracking? – LBC

On October 13, 2019October 15, 2019 By admin

I did an interview for LBC on Sunday 13th October with Ian Payne. The discussion was “Is this the end of fracking?” Here are some excerpts from the interview: I wouldn’t claim fracking is over, it’s probably over for Cuadrilla, but there are other people seeking to do fracking in […]

Greta Thunberg is not being overly pessimistic about the urgency of climate change – Sky News

On September 23, 2019September 24, 2019 By admin

Here are some excerpts of the interview with Sky News about whether Greta Thurnberg’s speech about climate change was overly pessimistic: The reality is that climate change is nastier, and is happening faster than we thought it would, the dangers that everybody on the planet are facing are worse than […]