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No Need for Nuclear. The renewables are here – Conway Hall, London 17 June 2017
There is a very broad National consensus about what we want our energy policy to do, what the goal of British Energy Policy should be. It should be affordable, it should be secure and it should be low-carbon, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Fake News, Finance, Hinkley, Nuclear, People, Policy, Politics, renewables, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged bills, carbon, communities, economy, energy, energy policy, energy transition, Hinkley, just transition, low-carbon, nuclear, policy, politics, Renewables, technology
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Sky News – Discussing Al Gore’s new film on climate change “An Inconvenient Sequel” – 11 Aug 17
Sky news: With me now in the studio is Tom Burke, a former senior adviser to the foreign secretary’s special representative on climate change, and now the chairman of third generation environmentalism, which encourages sustainable development. First of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, beinconvenient, business, carbon, cities, climate, climate change, climate impacts, climate risk, conflict, crops, decarbonisation, decarbonise, economy, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, Exxon, food, G20, Inconvenient Sequel, oil, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, Renewables, security, shareholders, Sky News, States, technology, Trump, water, White House
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Evidence submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy
Evidence I submitted to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee investigation into energy policy In justifying its decision to go ahead with Hinkley the Government has emphasised the fact that EDF will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EU, European, Finance, Hinkley, House of Lords, Nuclear, Politics, renewables
Tagged affordable, batteries, Britain, cheaper, cleaner, climate risk, cost, demand, EDF, electricity, energy, energy policy, evidence, faster, flexibility, Hinkley, House of Lords, investment, low-carbon, NAO, nuclear, policy, reliable, Renewables, state aid, subsidy, taxpayer, technology
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HINKLEY GREEN LIGHT A MASSIVE STRATEGIC MISTAKE, SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE THINK TANK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Wednesday 14th September 2016 E3G Press Release Following reports today that the Government is about to give the green light to the Hinkley Point C … Continue reading
Posted in Articles by Publication, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, In the media, International, Nuclear, People, Politics, renewables, Security, Sustainability, The Human Cost
Tagged carbon, cheaper, China, cleaner, climate, competitive, Dong Energy, E3G, EDF, emissions, energy, energy bills, energy policy, energy security, expensive, faster, France, government, Hinkley, Hinkley Point C, investment, mistake, nuclear, Renewables, security, smarter, technology
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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
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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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BBC News – China and US ratify Paris Climate Deal
BBC News: It’s been reported this morning that China has announced that it will formally ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement, paving the way for a joint US / China statement on global warming later today. The country … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, China, climate, climate change, climate deal, cost, economy, emissions, energy, industry, investment, momentum, Obama, opportunity, Paris Agreement, Renewables, risk, technology, transition, US, Xi
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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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Energy policy post-Paris
Fulfilling our climate change obligations post-COP21 means a complete transformation of our energy system. The shift towards to a smarter, safer, carbon-free and affordable system is set against a challenging landscape of volatile prices, changing demand patterns and … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Business, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Domestic, Economics, Economics, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Environment, EU, Europe, Finance, Referendum, renewables, Security, Talks
Tagged Brexit, carbon, climate, climate change, E3G, emissions, energy, energy transition, EU, Europe, future, Nick Mabey, Paris, policy, referendum, security, technology, Tom Burke, UK
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How significant is the signing of the Paris Agreement? – BBC Newshour – 22 April 16
BBC: Tom Burke is Chair of the British environmental think tank E3G and a former advisor tot he UK government on climate change. How significant does he think today’s signing … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Campaigning, Changing the Politics, Climate Change, Economics, Economics, Energy, Environment, In the media, International, The Human Cost
Tagged BBC, carbon, Chad, climate, climate change, E3G, emissions, energy, impacts, Lake Chad, Paris Agreement, policy, politics, prosperity, Renewables, risk, security, technology, warming, World News
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