Demands for action are outstripping political will. The diplomatic task of bringing the expectations gap falls to the hosts of…
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UK political parties ramp up focus on climate change and single-use plastics in their manifestos – Bio Market Insights
This is an excerpt of an article by Bio Market Insights that I was quoted in: Commenting on the main…
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Greta Thunberg is not being overly pessimistic about the urgency of climate change – Sky News
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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The record number of fires in the Amazon Rainforest is an international crisis – LBC
Here are some short excerpts from the interview I did with LBC: I think it is important to bear in…
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Do we understand the magnitude of the threat we face from extreme weather? – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera: Do we understand the magnitude of the threat of forest fires? Tom Burke: I think that we do…
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Are we able to meet the UK emissions target set for 2050?
How do we achieve the emissions target the UK government has set for 2050? We do it by putting our…
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Reflecting on the message of Extinction Rebellion – LBC 25 Apr 19
This is a partial transcript of an interview I did with Eddie Mair for LBC reflecting on the message of…
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What have the Extinction Rebellion protests achieved? – LBC – 20 APR 19
. This is a transcript of an interview I did for LBC with Matt Frei, discussing what has been achieved…
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Discussing the impact of climate change protests – BBC Radio London
What is really significant is what the protests have already accomplished, they have changed the conversation. There is no question…
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Climate justice and development – The Oxford Forum on International Development
There are three key points I want to make about climate justice and development. The first is that climate change…
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