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Evidence submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy
Evidence I submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy In justifying its decision to go ahead with Hinkley the Government has emphasised the fact that EDF will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EU, European, Finance, Hinkley, House of Lords, Nuclear, Politics, renewables
Tagged affordable, batteries, Britain, cheaper, cleaner, climate risk, cost, demand, EDF, electricity, energy, energy policy, evidence, faster, flexibility, Hinkley, House of Lords, investment, low-carbon, NAO, nuclear, policy, reliable, Renewables, state aid, subsidy, taxpayer, technology
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HINKLEY GREEN LIGHT A MASSIVE STRATEGIC MISTAKE, SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE THINK TANK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Wednesday 14th September 2016 E3G Press Release Following reports today that the Government is about to give the green light to the Hinkley Point C … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged carbon, cheaper, China, cleaner, climate, competitive, Dong Energy, E3G, EDF, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy policy, energy security, expensive, faster, France, government, Hinkley, Hinkley Point C, investment, mistake, nuclear, Renewables, security, smarter, technology
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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
Posted in Articles by Publication, Blog, Business, Business Green, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, The Human Cost
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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Tom Burke talks to LBC about nuclear power, Hinkley Point and EDF – 07 Mar 16
Clive Bull: A top EDF boss has resigned over the company’s plans to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant for decades. There is an ongoing row over the 18 billion pound cost, part … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, Nuclear, Radio, renewables
Tagged bills, Britain, Chancellor, China, climate change, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy security, environment, finance, fossil fuel, France, Fukushima, Germany, government, Hinkley, Hinkley C, Hinkley Point, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, power, renewable energy, Renewables, safety, solar, wind
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FRAMING THE PARIS END-GAME BY NICK MABEY
Much of the media reporting of the Paris climate change talks in Paris is still characterising the bargain as being between rich and poor countries. This is a lazy and outdated view of what is really happening. This excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, In the media, International, Oil and Gas, People
Tagged agreement, alliances, ambition, carbon, China, climate, climate justice, Coalition, costs, democratic, diplomacy, emissions, energy, energy policy, EU, Europe, European, geopolitical, growth, India, investment, Kyoto, LDC, leaders, leadership, media, Modi, Obama, Paris, Paris Agreement, policy, political, politics, poor, public, renewable energy, Renewables, responsibility, rich, South Africa, US, warming, Xi
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Energy Transition Commission – some considerations
Shell and McKinsey have just launched a global initiative called the Energy Transition Commission. Doubts have been raised about whether the Commission as currently constructed has the integrity to make a positive contribution to the debate on how to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, E3G, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, The Human Cost
Tagged ambition, Brandt Commission, Brundtland Commission, carbon, climate, commercial, confidence, corporations, economy, energy, energy policy, energy transition, Energy Transition Commission, environment, Financial Times, fossil fuel, FT, future, global, governments, integrity, investment, low-carbon, McKinsey, mining, mining industry, mitigation, policy, pollution, public, risk, safe, safeguards, Shell, threat, transition, trust, UNFCCC
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SOMETHING IS HAPPENING HERE
This piece first appeared in Business Green. Environmentalists have long been vulnerable to their own passions. At times this can make us sound shrill and self-righteous. On other occasions it can blind us to political traps. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business Green, Campaigning, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, European, International, Oil and Gas, Politics, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, America, bills, business model, carbon, carbon neutral, carbon price, carbon pricing, Christiana Figueres, climate, climate change, Clinton, consumer, decarbonisation, deforestation, dogma, economy, emissions, energy policy, environmentalists, Europe, Financial Times, investment, leadership, low-carbon, Obama, oil, oil industry, policy, political, pollution, Renewables, risk, tax, taxes, technology, threat, trap, UNFCCC, weather, weather events, zero carbon
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SQUARING THE CIRCLES
This piece was first published by the Energy and Carbon Blog Amber Rudd’s appointment as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate has been welcomed by environmentalists. This is partly out of relief. There was a real risk … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, DECC, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, International, Politics
Tagged Amber Rudd, bills, budget, carbon emissions, Chancellor, clean energy, Climate Act, climate change, Climate Change Comittee, Coalition, community, cuts, DECC, democracy, electricity, electricity bills, energy, Energy Act, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy security, environmentalists, Eric Pickles, farmland, fracking, fuel poverty, gas, Green Deal, homes, impact, infrastructure, insulate, investment, investors, jobs, MP, NHS, onshore wind, Parliament, Prime Minister, public, Renewables, revolution, risk, roof top solar, security, shale gas, solar, subsidies, subsidy, tax, Thatcherite, Tory, Whitehall, wholesale gas price, wind farms
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