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No Need for Nuclear. The renewables are here – Conway Hall, London 17 June 2017
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
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Fake News, Finance, Hinkley, Nuclear, People, Policy, Politics, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged bills, carbon, communities, economy, energy, energy policy, energy transition, Hinkley, just transition, low-carbon, nuclear, policy, politics, Renewables, technology
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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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Will flood exercises better prepare us? – Sky News – 12 Sep 16
Sky News: The Environment agency is beginning to prepare for the winter months ahead, they are training with new barriers, pumps, vehicles and drones to test their flood responses. Well, joining me now is … Continue reading
Posted in Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Finance, In the media, Interviews, People, Politics, Sky News, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged climate, climate change, coastal, communities, community, damage, E3G, emergency, Environment Agency, ethical investment, extreme weather, flood defences, flood plains, flood response, flooding, floods, forests, infrastructure, insurance, investment, rain, risk, rivers, sea level, Tom Burke, water, weather, woods
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If we’re to win the climate struggle, we must remain in Europe
Concerted EU diplomacy helped secure a landmark agreement at the Paris climate change summit. We should not leave the field just as the battle is turning. Our security and prosperity … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, EU, Europe, European, Finance, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Referendum, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Guardian, The Human Cost
Tagged assets, battle, borders, Brexit, Britain, British, carbon, challenge, clean, climate, climate change, coal, communities, decentralised, diplomacy, economy, efficient, effort, energy, energy system, EU, Europe, European Union, fossil fuel, gas, greenhouse gas emissions, mobilised, national interest, oil, prosperity, public good, Remain, security, sovereignty, struggle, sustainability, sustainable, transition, UK, urgent, value
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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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What environmental issues does the next government need to address?
What environmental issues does the next government need to address? With representatives of the main parties set to outline their green agenda, this week we look at the key policies and areas the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Interviews, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged business, Cameron, carbon, Coalition, communities, community, competitive, Conservatives, decentralisation, decentralised, economics, economy, efficiency, energy, environment, global, government, green, green agenda, growth, inequality, investment, Labour, local, NHS, PLMR, policy, regulation, Renewables, resources, sustainability, UKIP
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THE FRAGILE CITY AND THE RISK NEXUS
This is a new short book I have written with leading urbanist Charles Landry. It brings together for the first time two disconnected narratives. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Comedia, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, International, People, Politics, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged action, authority, Charles Landry, cities, city, climate, climate action, climate change, climate policy, communities, community, cost, costs, creative, creative city, creativity, economic growth, economies, economy, energy, energy efficiency, energy security, environment, environmental, failure, food, Fragile City, future, government, growth, infrastructure, innovation, integrated, integration, opportunities, opportunity, policy, politicians, politics, population, resources, risk, Risk Nexus, security, stability, stress, stresses, sustainability, sustainable, The Fragile City, The Fragile City and The Risk Nexus, The Risk Nexus, threat, urban, urbanisation, water
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NO-ONE HOME
This piece first appeared in BusinessGreen There is no-one at home in Britain’s political parties. Increasingly they are empty shells with ever fewer members. On a good day less than 400,000 people belong to all our political … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business Green, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Politics, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged activism, Britain, business, carbon, carbon emissions, Charles Landry, cities, citizens, city, climate, climate change, climate policy, CO2, communities, cost, creative, creative cities, creative city, creativity, customers, damages, development, Earth Summit, economic growth, economy, efficiency, emissions, environment, environmental, Fragile City, governments, green, growth, investment, leadership, MPs, National Trust, policy, political parties, political party, politics, population, poverty, Renewables, resources, risk, Risk Nexus, RSPB, spin, sustainable, sustainable cities, sustainibility, taxes, The Fragile City, Transition Towns, unions, voters, wealth
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