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Hinkley delay is a really big deal – BBC News
I am finding it extremely difficult to think what could have caused such a massive dislocation, not just to our relations with other countries, as we have heard they are all going to be upset, but also to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Business, Changing the Politics, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, European, Finance, In the media, Nuclear, People, Politics, The Human Cost
Tagged China, economy, EDF, energy, energy efficiency, energy security, France, Hinkley, investment, nuclear, Renewables, safety, security
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Hinkley is a big economic problem – Sky News
The National Infrastructure Commission just pointed out a while ago that with better use of our existing energy generation capacity we could avoid four Hinkleys, and save 8 billion pounds. McKinsey pointed out that if we just took … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Campaigning, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Europe, Finance, In the media, Interviews, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sky News
Tagged bills, budget, consumer, cost, economy, EDF, energy bills, energy efficiency, Hinkley, investment, nuclear, Renewables, safety, subsidy, unreliable, value for money, waste
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Is nuclear power a ticking time bomb? – France24 Debate – 8 Mar 16
I think that you really want to consider much more than just the body count of deaths when you look to evaluate a complicated problem like this. This has been a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Corporate Governance, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, renewables, The Human Cost
Tagged accident, Arriva, bills, Britain, Chinese, consumers, cost, delays, economy, EDF, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy bills, EPR, finance, France, Fukushima, Hinkley, investment, Japan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear industry, radiation, reactor, regulation, Renewables, safety
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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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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
Posted in Energy
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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Blue Sky Thinking – BBC Radio 5 Live
I think that government has got far too centralised, it started under Thatcher, was taken further forward by Labour, and the level of centralisation has now really got quite ridiculous. I would want to push … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Cities, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, People, Politics, Radio, renewables, Sustainability
Tagged accountability, authority, bills, Britain, buildings, business, carbon, carbon emissions, cities, city, climate, community, compet, competitiveness, decentralisation, electricity, emissions, energy, energy system, finance, free market, fuel poverty, government, growth, home, ideas, industry, insulate, insulation, politicians, power, regulatory framework, Renewables, safe, safety, tax
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CHANGING THE GAME – A PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT
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. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, People, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged air pollution, Bank of England, battery, Big 6, bills, borrowing, Britain, business, capacity, carbon tax, cars, cities, climate, climate change, competitive, consequences, consumer, cost, demand, disease, economy, efficiency, efficient, electric vehicles, electricity, emissions, energy, Energy Act, energy bills, environment, Environment Agency, Environmental Audit Committee, environmental community, environmentalists, Europe, European, fairness, family, finance, fuel, fuel poverty, future, gas, Green Investment Act, grid parity, growth, homes, honesty, households, housing, incentives, infrastructure, insurance, investment, jobs, NHS, nuclear, Parliament, pensions, policy, political, pollution, prosperity, protection, public, Renewables, resources, risk, safety, security, smart, solar, stability, strategy, tax, technology, transparent, treasury, turbulent, value, volatility, winter fuel
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CLIMATE CHANGE : WHO TO CHOOSE?
This piece was originally published by Greenpeace EnergyDesk The next government will decide four critical matters that will determine the role it plays in the global effort to keep the climate safe. First, it will choose … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, European, Greenpeace EnergyDesk, Oil and Gas, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged Britain, business, carbon, carbon budget, climate, climate change, Climate Change Act, competitive, DECC, economy, Europe, European, infrastructure, investment, leadership, Paris, prosperity, risk, safety, security
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ISIS AND OIL
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Changing the Politics, Cities, Climate Change, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, International, Oil and Gas, People, Politics, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged culture, divest, environment, fossil fuel, history, Isis, money, Nimrud, oil, protection, safety, security, terrorism
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STANDING OUR GROUND
This piece was first published by Friends Of The Earth here On a very cold morning forty years ago I got into a bright red Mini outside the FoE offices in Poland Street. Together with John … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Friends Of The Earth, Nuclear, Politics, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged BBC, campaign, cheaper, cleaner, cost, economics, economy, energy, energy policy, environment, ethical, evidence, FoE, Friends of the Earth, growth, Harrabin, Institute of Nuclear Engineering, nuclear, nuclear power, Nukes, policy, public, radioactive, safer, safety, subsidised, subsidy, sustainability, sustainable, technology, trust, Walt Paterson, waste
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