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DEMOCRACY, LAW AND THE ENVIRONMENT – UKELA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021

On June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 By admin

This is a speech I gave at the UKELA annual conference 2021. In summary, I argue that the rule of law will not long survive a failure to maintain the ecological foundations of the economy. The climate is the foundation in the most imminent danger. The ecological foundations of the […]

What Are the Priorities for Environmental Law Following Brexit – PIEL UK 2021

On April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 By admin

It is fifty years since I joined a local group of Friends of the Earth. I started as an environmentalist. What I am going to do is step back a bit and look at both some of the failures and the tensions in a wider context of the development of […]

The record number of fires in the Amazon Rainforest is an international crisis – LBC

On August 23, 2019August 24, 2019 By admin

Here are some short excerpts from the interview I did with LBC: I think it is important to bear in mind that sooner or later this will lead to conflict, the rest of the world cannot afford to have the Amazon completely burned down, because it will be damaging to […]

ON THE BREAKING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROMISES

On October 16, 2017May 29, 2018 By admin

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 the people than the political leaders who somehow managed not to […]

The Environmental politics of Brexit – Speech at UK Environmental Law Association Conference

On October 13, 2017October 21, 2017 By admin

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 today. This conference connects two issues that, more than most, […]

CHANGING THE GAME – A PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT

On May 6, 2015May 7, 2015 By admin

E3G is publishing ‘Changing the Game’ a 10 point programme for government that will put the environment to work for the economy. For too long Britain’s environmentalists have asked British Governments to do more for the environment. It is now time to turn the tables and tell […]

ISIS AND OIL

On April 13, 2015 By admin

As an environmentalist for more than forty years I have got used to the spasm of rage when I read of another act of wanton destruction of an irreplaceable natural treasure. Like professionals in the emergency services you have to protect yourself from your feelings or you […]

Making John Redwood angry – it’s nothing personal

On February 24, 2014 By admin

This article first appeared in Business Green on the 17th February 2014 I recently made John Redwood MP very cross. He was so cross he accused me of making ‘a very unpleasant personal attack’ on him. He was mistaken. I did no such thing. I did, however, […]