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An Unsquared Circle
In her Easter message, the Prime Minister spoke of ‘the opportunities that lie ahead’ for post-EU Britain. Neither she nor any of her Ministers have ever set out … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Business Green, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, EU, European, Finance, In the media, International, Oil and Gas, Policy, Politics, The Human Cost
Tagged Britain, business, carbon, choice, Congress, delusion, environment, environmental protection, EU, free trade, goods, health, investment, opportunity, regulation, single market, trade, trade policy, uncertainty, US
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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
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sky News, Sustainability, The Human Cost
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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IEA projection of oil consumption peak goes against what many in the industry believe – Share Radio
Share Radio: Let’s take a look at oil, because oil consumption is tipped to peak no sooner than 2040, even if the Paris climate agreement is implemented, that is according to the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Radio, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged Air BNB, batteries, climate, economy, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, emissions, finance, fossil fuel, gas, global warming, IEA, investment, low-carbon, oil, oil price, OPEC, opportunity, Paris, pension, petrol, pressure, Renewables, revenues, risk, security, Shell, tax, transport, Trump, Uber, vehicles
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2016 is set to be the hottest year on record – BBC News – 14 Nov 16
BBC News: Let’s talk to Tom Burke, Chairman of the environment think tank E3G, also a former government advisor on climate change. Thanks for being with us. So, 2016 looks … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Security, In the media, International, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged 2 degrees, America, BBC News, carbon, China, climate, climate change, economy, electric vehicles, emissions, energy, energy revolution, Kyoto, leadership, money, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Renewables, temperature, Trump
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Sky News – How significant is it that the US and China have ratified the Climate Deal?
Sky News: Two of the world’s biggest polluters the US and China have ratified the Paris agreement on climate change. The move is being hailed as a major breakthrough, but does it go far enough? Tom Burke is the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Europe, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, Sky News, Sustainability
Tagged 2 degrees, adaptation, carbon, China, clean, climate, climate change, coal, competition, cost, economy, emissions, energy, fossil fuel, fossil Industry, industry, investment, jobs, losers, momentum, obstacles, opportunity, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, pollution, ratify, Renewables, risk, smart, technology, transition, US, winners
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BBC News – China and US ratify Paris Climate Deal
BBC News: It’s been reported this morning that China has announced that it will formally ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement, paving the way for a joint US / China statement on global warming later today. The country … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, BBC, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged carbon, China, climate, climate change, climate deal, cost, economy, emissions, energy, industry, investment, momentum, Obama, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Renewables, risk, technology, transition, US, Xi
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What Paris means for fossil fuels
As the dust settles after the historic adoption of the Paris 2015 agreement, E3G shares a short blog series exploring what Paris means to different sectors, regions and constituencies. For a long time the fossil fuel industries have … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Campaigning, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, Finance, International, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability
Tagged ambition, Bank of England, business, businesses, carbon, CEOs, clean energy, climate, climate change, climate summit, coal, commercial, commitment, COP21, cost, decarbonising, economic, economy, emissions, energy, energy market, events, experience, extreme weather, finance, financial, Financial Stability Board, fossil fuel, fuel, gas, government, investment, leaders, low-carbon, Mark Carney, media, Obama, oil, oil companies, opportunity, Paris, political, politics, refugees, risk, stability, stranded assets, technology, transport, Unilever, vehicles, weather
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Historic climate agreement reached at COP21 – BBC News – 12 Dec 15
BBC: The final draft agreement for climate change has been presented to delegates at UN Summit in Paris. It proposes a legally binding agreement to limit global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius. With … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Cities, Climate Change, Conflict, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged banks, batteries, business, carbon, Citibank, cities, climate, climate change, climate summit, coal, conflict, COP21, Copenhagen, Cumbria, deutsche bank, diplomacy, economy, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, energy, finance, fossil fuels, fuels, Goldman Sachs, government, growth, IEA, invest, investment, low-carbon, migration, opportunity, Paris, Renewables, smart, Syria, technology, Tesla
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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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Should we be cynical about COP21? – Reuters TV – 30 Nov 15
Reuters: Tom Burke is from the think tank E3G, and he’s also a former UK government advisor on climate change. It’s good to have you with us in the studio Tom. Forgive our cynicism in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, renewables, Reuters, Reuters, Reuters TV, Security, Sustainability
Tagged agreement, air pollution, Angela Merkel, business, carbon, China, climate, climate change, COP21, cost, debate, economy, emissions, energy, growth, IEA, low-carbon, money, Obama, opportunity, Paris, policy, politics, pollution, President Obama, President Xi, Renewables, Reuters, Reuters TV, risk, smog, solar, threat, transition
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