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Debate with Myron Ebell on Trump and climate policy – BBC World News – 21 FEB 17
BBC World News: President Trump is preparing two executive orders, aimed at scaling back Obama era policies on climate and water pollution, according to reports that we are seeing in the US media. Over the weekend hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Climate Change, Conflict, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Migration, Oil and Gas, Politics, renewables
Tagged America, climate, climate agreement, climate change, Congress, denier, Donald Trump, E3G, Elon Musk, EPA, investment, Myron Ebell, Obama, Paris Agreement, pollution, Renewables, scientists, Scott Pruitt, Tom Burke, Trump
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Discussing government failure in controlling air pollution – Radio 4 – 2 Feb 17
This is the consequence of complete failure by the government to tackle a problem that it has known about for a long time. It is now in breach of our own … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Cities, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Environment, In the media, Interviews, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Radio, The Human Cost
Tagged air, air pollution, Birmingham, bypass, carbon, cars, communities, community, control, Cornwall, diesel, emissions, government, health, homes, law, London, pollution, Radio 4, risk, traffic, vehicles
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HFC deal signed – Channel 4 News – 15 Oct 16
Tom Burke: What we are seeing (with HFCs) is exactly what happened with CFCs with the ozone hole, which is when the big countries got in and developed the alternatives, and began to develop them in large … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Channel 4 News, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, In the media, International, People, Politics
Tagged agreement, CFC, CFCs, climate, climate change, deal, global warming, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gases, HFC, HFCs, ozone, pollution
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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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WE ARE EUROPE – WHAT ARE YOU #INFOR?
…the travel, our rights, better cities and clean air; 70 years of peace; women and men, parents and kids; the right to love whoever we want; science, art, music and culture; our spare time and our work time; action on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Climate Change, Conflict, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged air, art, Bremain, Brexit, business, carbon, climate, climate change, conservation, economy, education, emissions, energy, environment, equality, EU, Europe, European Union, family, farmers, food, freedom, human rights, investment, jobs, music, peace, pollution, poverty, referendum, Remain, Renewables, rights, science, security, trade, travel, vote, work, youth
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Conservative government facing heavy criticism for cutting green subsidies and investment – Sky News – 13 Dec 15
Sky News: The government’s energy policy has come under fire and has been described as illegal, just a day after world leaders agreed a historic plan to tackle climate change. David Cameron was among many who praised the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Interviews, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, renewables, Sky News, The Human Cost
Tagged carbon, carbon budget, cars, Chancellor, climate, Climate Change Act, coal, COP21, emissions, environment, finance, fossil fuel, Green Deal, green economy, greenhouse emissions, greenhouse gas, growth, investment, jobs, low-carbon, nuclear, pollution, solar, subsidy, wind
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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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So the country voted blue, did we go green? – Sky News – 5 December 15
Sky: Tom Burke is the Chairman and founding Director of the Environmental Think Tank E3G, and he joins me in the studio. So the country voted blue did we go green? Tom Burke: We didn’t go … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, People, renewables, Sky News, Sustainability
Tagged air, air pollution, carbon, Chancellor, climate, climate change, Coalition, conservative, COP21, economy, emissions, gas, green, green economy, green growth, growth, jobs, London, nuclear, Paris, poll, pollution, treasury
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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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Remarks by Mr Tom Burke CBE at the ‘Climate Change And The Courts’ Seminar – London – 1 December 2015
Remarks by Mr Tom Burke CBE at the ‘Climate Change And The Courts’ Seminar, 70 Kingsway, London on December 1st 2015. I want to thank Ukela for inviting me … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, International, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Security, Speeches, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged Bank of England, business, carbon, climate, climate change, damage, economy, emissions, energy, energy law, environment, environmental law, evidence, extreme weather, finance, FoE, Friends of the Earth, government, greenhouse gases, health, law, laws, lawyer, legal framework, Mark Carney, Obama, policy, politics, pollution, prosperity, responsibility, risk, security, temperature rise, threat, UNFCCC, welfare
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