Tag: energy policy

The Prime Minister is right to recognise the vast potential of offshore wind in the UK – BBC World Service

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by tomburke

I think the Prime Minister is right to recognise the enormous potential of offshore wind in the UK. It will

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REMARKS BY TOM BURKE AT THE LAUNCH OF THE WORLD NUCLEAR INDUSTRY REPORT 2019 – CHATHAM HOUSE

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by tomburke

At a time when truth is under systematic political attack and digital technologies are collapsing the public attention span, the

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

Posted on January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 by tomburke

Here are some excerpts of the interview I did for Sky News about the announcement from the National Grid that

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Will the climate summit fall far short of what is required? – Al Jazeera

Posted on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 by tomburke

I think that what they have got to do at this round of the Summit is to agree the last

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

Posted on September 23, 2019September 24, 2019 by tomburke

Here are some excerpts of the interview with Sky News about whether Greta Thurnberg’s speech about climate change was overly

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How feasible is the 2050 emissions target set by the UK government? – BBC News

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by tomburke

. . The fastest thing that we can do to get emissions down is to improve the efficiency with which

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Remarks By Tom Burke at The Prospect Trade Union Energy Summit

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by tomburke

. Remarks by Tom Burke at The Prospect Energy Summit, Birdcage Walk, London On April 4th 2019. . Thank you

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Climate justice and development – The Oxford Forum on International Development

Posted on February 11, 2019March 12, 2019 by tomburke

There are three key points I want to make about climate justice and development. The first is that climate change

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Hitachi to Halt Work on Wales Nuclear Plant – BBC World Service

Posted on January 17, 2019January 19, 2019 by tomburke

Japan’s Hitachi is to halt work on a nuclear plant in Wales amid rising cost concerns. Tom Burke is chairman

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Climate Change and the Extractives | RAW Talks with Tom Burke

Posted on January 17, 2019March 12, 2019 by tomburke

Climate change is a hot topic, and Tom Burke has been at the centre of the debate from the beginning

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