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REMARKS ON CLIMATE AND SECURITY AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL – WASHINGTON DC – JUNE 17TH 2015

On June 19, 2015June 23, 2015 By admin

This is the address I gave at the Atlantic Council event Climate Security: The Next ‘Battle Ground’? on June 17, 2015 in Washington DC. Security professionals often distinguish between human security issues and national security issues. Of course […]

NEGOTIATIONS: Warming’s impact on global security a critical issue for Paris talks, experts say

On June 18, 2015June 22, 2015 By admin

Here is another report of the panel I spoke on at the Atlantic Council event Climate Security: The Next ‘Battle Ground’? on June 17, 2015 in Washington DC. NEGOTIATIONS: Warming’s impact on global security a critical issue for Paris talks, experts say Brittany Patterson, E&E reporter Published: […]

Pester power: The new weapon in the fight against global warming – The Independent

On June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 By admin

I was quoted by The Independent in a piece about how influential young people are in the fight against climate change. “Young girls have enormous influence on their fathers. In the work I have done I would say that the most influential group of people of all are 12-year-old […]

OF NIGHTMARES AND PARROTS

On December 7, 2014December 8, 2014 By admin

This piece was first published in BusinessGreen Let me introduce you to the mysterious world of triads. This is not, however, an article about the exotic world of Hong Kong’s ill-famed criminal gangs. This is about the much more prosaic world of managing electricity bills. Triads […]

Why Europe matters and why the European elections matter – E3G

On May 14, 2014 By admin

Cities lead the energy transition

On May 1, 2014 By admin

This article first appeared in Revolve Magazine on April 29, 2014 The message at Energy Cities’ annual rendez-vous was clear: cities are the interface with citizens and by default (since cities are growing exponentially around the world) they are the mandatory motors of innovative change to realize the urban energy […]

German wholesale prices have fallen by 50% since 2008 – why not in Britain?

On November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 By admin

By Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 6th November, 2013 This article first appeared on the IGov New Thinking For Energy website. When in doubt announce another review. In this case, the Energy Market Review – even though […]

OPENING STATEMENT OF MR TOM BURKE CBE TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT

On October 14, 2013October 25, 2013 By admin

I am giving evidence to the Independent Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement this afternoon. A diverse coalition of prominent charities, campaign groups, academics, think tanks and online networks has launched an independent Commission in response to concerns about the Government’s Lobbying Bill. The Commission on Civil Society […]

Energy lobby insiders will lead cold war against Labour

On October 7, 2013 By admin

By Damian Carrington and Terry Macalister – The Observer Sunday 6 October 2013 Tom Burke, a former head of Friends of the Earth who worked as special adviser to several Conservative ministers, said: “The secondments are pernicious, but the real power […]

Renewables threaten fossil fuel interests

On September 26, 2013 By admin

This article was first published in the September edition of the ENDS Report. A good 93% of Britons think the climate is changing. Such was the finding of a recent pollby the blog Carbon Brief. This is as close as polling can ever get to ‘everyone’. Nor […]