‘Events, dear boy, events’ have put climate change back on the agenda
Tweet This article piece first appeared in The Guardian on Wednesday 26 March 2014 The decline of climate change on leaders’ agendas has been reversed – not by new analysis, but two years of extreme...
View ArticleCities lead the energy transition
TweetThis 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...
View ArticleSOMETHING UNDERSTOOD
This article first appeared in BusinessGreen The politics of climate change is changing. Astonished listeners at a recent conference in Paris heard the Saudi oil minister, Ali al-Naimi,...
View ArticleWhat 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 →
View ArticleCOP21: Paris climate deal ‘more likely’ after terror attacks
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News, Paris Nearly 150 global leaders are gathering in Paris amid tight security for a critical UN climate meeting. The conference, known as...
View ArticlePARIS – 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...
View ArticleCan something substantive be achieved at COP21? – BBC 5 Live – 30 Nov 15
BBC: Now let’s speak to Tom Burke, Chairman of environmental think tank E3G. He was government special advisor to the climate secretary John Gummer, and attended the Rio Earth Summit and...
View ArticleWhy is Paris COP21 different to Copenhagen?
BBC: Joining me now is Tom Burke, who is Chairman of the Environmental Think Tank E3G and former government advisor on climate change. Thanks very much for coming in, Tom. We have heard about...
View ArticleHistoric climate agreement reached at COP21 – BBC News – 12 Dec 15
BBC: The final draft agreement for climate change has been presented to delegates at UN Summit in Paris. It proposes a legally binding agreement to limit global warming to no more than two...
View ArticleCOP21 agreement makes it makes it really clear that we are at a turning point...
BBC: Tom Burke you have advised the British government on climate change for lots of difficult decisions, balancing both the needs of industry and the effect on ordinary people. What do...
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