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The UK has formally signed up to the Paris climate change agreement – Sky News
Sky News: The UK has formally signed up to the first climate change agreement that covers every country on earth. It comes as there is uncertainty over America’s role in the Paris Agreement. Donald Trump had … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sky News, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged air pollution, bills, carbon, China, climate, climate change, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, emissions, energy, energy efficiency, energy revolution, Energy Transition Commission, investment, low-carbon, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Paris Deal, rattification, renewable energy, Renewables, Tesla, transition, Trump, UK, US
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The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?
This piece was first published by BusinessGreen BusinessGreen asks a range of experts their views on what should come next for the controversial and further delayed nuclear project Last week … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, Blog, Business, Business Green, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, The Human Cost
Tagged bad deal, bills, Business Green, carbon, Chinese, clean energy, consumers, contract, EDF, electricity, energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy policy, French, government, grid, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, investment, jobs, low-carbon, nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, security, solar, technology, trade unions, wind
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Tom Burke talks to LBC about nuclear power, Hinkley Point and EDF – 07 Mar 16
Clive Bull: A top EDF boss has resigned over the company’s plans to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant for decades. There is an ongoing row over the 18 billion pound cost, part … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, LBC, Nuclear, Radio, renewables
Tagged bills, Britain, Chancellor, China, climate change, consumers, cost, economy, EDF, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy security, environment, finance, fossil fuel, France, Fukushima, Germany, government, Hinkley, Hinkley C, Hinkley Point, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, power, renewable energy, Renewables, safety, solar, wind
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Even if the global warming scare were a hoax, we would still need it – The Telegraph
This article was first published in The Telegraph China is the low-carbon superpower and will be the ultimate enforcer of the COP21 climate deal in Paris By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Chinese scientists have published two alarming … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, European, Finance, International, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, renewables, Security, The Telegraph
Tagged Antarctic, Arctic, Beijing, carbon, carbon budget, carbon emissions, China, Chinese, climate, climate deal, climate sceptics, CO2, coal, coastal, Communist Party, COP21, decarbonisation, economics, economy, electricity, emissions, emissions trading, energy, Europe, finance, fossil Industry, funds, gas, glaciers, global warming, Goldman Sachs, GoldWind, growth, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, infrastructure, investment, Japan, LED, low-carbon, Mekong, melt, natural gas, nuclear, oil, onshore wind, Paris, permafrost, President Xi, recession, renewable energy, Renewables, Russian gas, security, Shanghai, solar, technology, The Telegraph, Tibetan, US, vehicles, warming, water, wind, Yangtze, Yellow River
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What were the key factors in getting a deal in Paris? – BBC News – 13 Dec 15
BBC: With us now is Tom Burke who is Chairman of the Environmental Think Tank E3G, and a former government advisor on climate change. Tom thanks very much for coming in. What were your first thoughts when … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Campaigning, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, European, Finance, In the media, International, Interviews, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Politics, renewables
Tagged business, climate, climate change, climate diplomacy, climate summit, COP21, cost, deal, diplomacy, economy, energy, ethical investment, finance, French, gas, investment, investors, Paris, political, renewable energy, Renewables, utilities
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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
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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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FRAMING THE PARIS END-GAME BY NICK MABEY
Much of the media reporting of the Paris climate change talks in Paris is still characterising the bargain as being between rich and poor countries. This is a lazy and outdated view of what is really happening. This excellent … Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, alliances, ambition, carbon, China, climate, climate justice, Coalition, costs, democratic, diplomacy, emissions, energy, energy policy, EU, Europe, European, geopolitical, growth, India, investment, Kyoto, LDC, leaders, leadership, media, Modi, Obama, Paris, Paris Agreement, policy, political, politics, poor, public, renewable energy, Renewables, responsibility, rich, South Africa, US, warming, Xi
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PARIS – WHAT REALLY MATTERS?
Today Paris will again be the focus of world attention. 150 world leaders, including Presidents Obama, Xi, and Putin, Chancellor Merkel and Indian Premier Modi will be there. They will attend the most important meeting on … Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, agriculture, business, carbon, climate summit, competitive, COP21, Copenhagen, cost, damage, economy, electriciy, energy, events, extreme weather extreme weather events, finance, foosil fuel, gas, investment, markets, Merkel, Modi, Obama, opportunity, Paris, pollution, Putin, renewable energy, Renewables, retail, risk, safety, security, solar, tourism, wind, Xi
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What can we expect from COP21 – BBC World Service
BBC: Tom Burke has joined me in the studio. He is the chairman of the environmental think tank E3G. Tom Burke, what was it that went wrong in Copenhagen because for … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, climate, climate change, climate science, climate summit, COP21, Copenhagen, economy, energy, finance, investment, investors, leaders, low-carbon, news, politics, renewable energy, Renewables, risk, security
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How to break the political silence on the environment
This piece was first published in the Guardian A YouGov poll published last week found that 40% of voters wanted to hear more about the environment. They also wanted to hear more about education, pensions, foreign … Continue reading
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