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Sky News – Discussing Al Gore’s new film on climate change “An Inconvenient Sequel” – 11 Aug 17
Sky news: With me now in the studio is Tom Burke, a former senior adviser to the foreign secretary’s special representative on climate change, and now the chairman of third generation environmentalism, which encourages sustainable development. First of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Migration, Oil and Gas, People, Policy, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sky News, Sustainability, Trump
Tagged Al Gore, beinconvenient, business, carbon, cities, climate, climate change, climate impacts, climate risk, conflict, crops, decarbonisation, decarbonise, economy, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, Exxon, food, G20, Inconvenient Sequel, oil, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, Renewables, security, shareholders, Sky News, States, technology, Trump, water, White House
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BBC Radio 5 Live – Government announces independent review of energy prices – 6 Aug 17
5 Live: The government has launched an independent review into the cost of energy, days after British Gas raised energy prices by twelve and a half percent. The study is being carried out by Oxford University professor Dieter … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged BBC, BBC 5 Live, British Gas, carbon, climate, climate change, consumers, customers, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy price, fuel poverty, gas industry, grants, infrastructure, investment, low income, policy, review, savings, smart grid, zero carbon
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BBC News – What can the energy price review achieve? – 06 Aug 17
BBC News: The government has asked for and independent review of the energy market, just days after British Gas announced it is putting up its standard electricity price by twelve and a half percent. Theresa May did pledge … Continue reading
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Tagged buildings, carbon, climate, climate change, economy, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy industry, energy review, fuel poverty, government, infrastructure, investment, policy, price cap, savings, wholesale price, zero emissions
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BBC News – Government launches an independent review into the cost of energy prices
BBC News: An independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government, just days after British Gas raised standard electricity prices by twelve and a half percent. The review will examine how prices can be … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged BBC, BBC News, British Gas, building regulations, cities, climate, climate change, consumers, Dieter Helm, E3G, economy, electricity, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, fuel poverty, government, infrastructure, investment, price cap, utilities, wholesale price
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Will the Government energy efficiency drive work? – Sky News
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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Tagged batteries, bills, carbon, climate, community energy, E3G, economy, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, Renewables, Sky News, solar, solar panels, Tom Burke
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The UK has formally signed up to the Paris climate change agreement – Sky News
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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Tagged air pollution, bills, carbon, China, climate, climate change, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, emissions, energy, energy efficiency, energy revolution, Energy Transition Commission, investment, low-carbon, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Paris Deal, rattification, renewable energy, Renewables, Tesla, transition, Trump, UK, US
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Hinkley is a very expensive strategic mistake for the country – TRT World News
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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Tagged bad deal, bills, Britain, China, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, energy, energy efficiency, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, jobs, mistake, nuclear, Nuclear Waste, Renewables, security, solar, subsidies
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The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?
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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Tagged bad deal, bills, Business Green, carbon, Chinese, clean energy, consumers, contract, EDF, electricity, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, French, government, grid, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, investment, jobs, low-carbon, nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, security, solar, technology, trade unions, wind
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Hinkley delay is a really big deal – BBC News
I am finding it extremely difficult to think what could have caused such a massive dislocation, not just to our relations with other countries, as we have heard they are all going to be upset, but also to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, The Human Cost
Tagged China, economy, EDF, energy, energy efficiency, energy security, France, Hinkley, investment, nuclear, Renewables, safety, security
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Hinkley is a big economic problem – Sky News
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
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Europe, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sky News
Tagged bills, budget, consumer, cost, economy, EDF, energy bills, energy efficiency, Hinkley, investment, nuclear, Renewables, safety, subsidy, unreliable, value for money, waste
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