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Prosperity, Security, Stability
These are anxious times. Much that we take for granted in the way the world is ordered is in flux. The brief moment when scholars talked confidently of the ‘End of History’ has passed. Change is no longer an option, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Blog, Brexit, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Europe, European, Finance, International, Migration, People, Policy, Politics, Poverty, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost, Trump
Tagged anxiety, assets, Brexit, capitalism, change, cities, climate, communities, economy, energy, environment, extreme weather, finance, globalisatin, health, innovation, investment, OECD, opportunity, policy, politics, pollution, population, poverty, prosperity, resources, responsibility, risk, security, stability, sustainable development, transition, Trump, urban
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SMALL BITE NO.1
In a speech in London, American Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, last night accused the EU of limiting the ‘role of science in assessing risk’ in trade policy. He was warning the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics
Tagged Brexit, commerce, danger, environment, environmental, EU, London, policy, regulations, risk, science, trade, trade deal, Trump, UK, US
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There is a catastrophic gap between promises to cut carbon emissions and the action need to deliver those cuts – BBC World Service
There is a catastrophic gap between promises to cut carbon emissions and the actions need to deliver those cuts. That is the verdict today from the United Nations, a new UN Report says amounts pledged in the Paris … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, coal, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Security, EU, Europe, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Oil and Gas, Policy, Politics, renewables, Security, The Human Cost
Tagged agriculture, batteries, BP, buildings, businesses, carbon, China, climate, climate change, coal, electric vehicles, electricity, emissions, Exxon, fossil fuel, gas, government, investment, OECD, Paris Agreement, policy, private sector, Renewables, Shell, solar, UN, wind
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ON THE BREAKING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROMISES
There are a great many champions of the environment in Britain. Between them, our environmental bodies have several times the membership of all the political parties in Britain combined. They probably know rather more about the will of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Brexit, Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, EU, Finance, People, Policy, Politics, Public Services, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged air quality, ambition, Brexit, business, climate change, cost, efficiency, environment, environmental law, EU, European Union, flexibility, health, law, London, policy, pollution, protection, regulation, stability, trading, water, Withdrawal Bill
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The Environmental politics of Brexit – Speech at UK Environmental Law Association Conference
The Environmental politics of Brexit – Speech by Tom Burke UK Environmental Law Association Conference October 13th, 2017 39 Essex Chambers, London Let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to speak … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Environment, EU, Europe, European, Migration, Policy, Politics, Security, Speeches, Sustainability, Talks, The Human Cost
Tagged air, borders, Brexit, Britain, climate, climate change, cost, E3G, environment, EU, health, law, policy, politics, pollution, protection, regulation, speech, stability, UKELA, Withdrawal Bill
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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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What does Brexit mean for Environmental Legislation in the UK – Guardian Podcast
One of the things that you get out of our membership of the EU is an enormous amount of regulatory stability. It takes a very long time to create environmental legislation, but then it is very difficult for … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Environment, EU, Europe, European, Finance, In the media, People, Policy, Politics, Security, Sustainability, The Guardian, The Human Cost
Tagged air, Brexit, business, conservation, cost, directives, environment, environmental legislation, EU, Europe, government, health, investment, laws, legislation, policy, politics, RSPB, The Guardian, water, wildlife, zombie legislation
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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
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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
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, Oil and Gas, Policy, Poverty, Public Services, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
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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