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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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How much damage will it do if Trump does pull the US out of the Paris Agreement? BBC World News Television
BBC World News: Let’s get more analysis now on this in the Studio with me is Tom Burke, environmentalist and Chairman of E3G. Thank you so much for joining us Tom. Isn’t it interesting, who would have thought that … Continue reading
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Tagged allies, carbon, China, climate, climate change, climate change sceptics, climate diplomacy, coal, economy, EU, Europe, industry, jobs, leadership, Paris Accord, Paris Agreement, Paris Deal, policy, politics, Renewables, security, solar, transition, Trump, US, White House
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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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‘Climate, Responsibility and Risk’ – REMARKS BY MR TOM BURKE CBE AT THE ESG INVESTMENT FORUM
REMARKS BY MR TOM BURKE CBE AT THE ESG INVESTMENT FORUM, AMBA HOTEL, CHARING CROSS, OCTOBER 26TH 2016. ‘Climate, Responsibility and Risk’ Thank you for inviting me to speak to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 degrees, Brexit, carbon, climate, climate change, climate crisis, crisis, economic crisis, economy, energy, Energy Union, environment, ESG, EU, finance, fossil fuel, global economy, HFCs, investment, low-carbon, money, nationalism, policy, Renewables, risk, safe, security, stability, transition, urgency
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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
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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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