Dec 06 2011
*Deadline extended* to February 3, 2012.
The Finance and Administration Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting and financial processes, leading the continuing development of our project management systems and overseeing the management of office services. The successful candidate will work closely with the executive directors and reporting to the Chief
Nov 16 2011
E3G – Third Generation Environmentalism is a leading environmental policy think tank with offices across the world. As an independent not-for-profit organisation, E3G works closely with NGOs, governments and business thus providing unparalleled insight and access to the politics of climate change.
E3G offers a dynamic,
Sep 12 2011
The application deadline for this role has now been extended to 5pm BST on October 21. Previous applicants need not re-send their applications.
Effective incentives are needed to drive the transformation to a global low carbon economy over the next 50 years if we are to limit average global temperature rises below 2°C. Europe is the first major economy to commit to this scale of
Jul 12 2011
Chris Huhne, the Energy & Climate Change Secretary, is being urged by an alliance of business, investors and NGOs to minimise energy costs by putting demand reduction at the heart of the White Paper, to be announced today.
Driving energy bills down as global prices go up is an imperative for Britain’s businesses and consumers.
This means DECC’s White Paper on Energy Market Reform must
Jul 04 2011
In the aftermath of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, and the German government deciding to scrap its nuclear energy programme, is it time for the UK to follow suit?
Instead of building a new generation of nuclear power stations, should we instead let them pass into history, and follow the Germans in focusing instead on renewable energy?
Doing that would be a disaster, say the proponents of
May 23 2011
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minster, announced today legislation to set up the Green Investment Bank and “full, independent borrowing powers” to borrow from the capital markets.
The decision was strongly welcomed by Transform UK, the alliance of business, investors and charities who founded the campaign for the Green Investment Bank two years ago and who have been calling for legislation
Mar 23 2011
Months of speculation over whether the Green Investment Bank will be a proper bank or a fund was ended today when it was revealed in the Budget that the Government will set up the world’s first public green bank with total funding of £3 billion.
Transform UK, the business and civil society alliance that founded the campaign for a Green
Mar 10 2011
An influential Parliamentary Committee today concluded that the Government must set up a proper Green Investment Bank with the power to issue Green Bonds if it wants to reap the benefits of green growth and meet the UK’s climate change targets.
The findings of the investigation by the Environmental Audit Committee into the Green Investment Bank come less than two weeks before the Budget
Mar 03 2011
The spectacular growth in recent years in the number and size of renewable energy sources across the European Union—particularly wind and solar power—driven by high subsidies and government rhetoric on climate change has left the national electricity grids scrambling to cope. Jeremy Lovell of ClimateWire reports in the NY Times on obstacles facing Europe’s low carbon transformation.
Feb 02 2011
Monica Araya was recently asked to write a piece for the main climate blogging platform in Latin America, www.intercambioclimatico.com. Her article, in Spanish, is below. It is also available to to read here.
El 11 de diciembre pasado la comunidad internacional fue categórica en la Cumbre Climática de las
Dec 07 2010
Ministers found more promising conditions on the ground than they are used to experiencing during the final days of annual UN climate negotiations.
The first week of negotiations was marked by a clear improvement in diplomacy compared with recent climate negotiations (see quotes below). In stark contrast to Copenhagen, where the atmosphere for negotiations was poisoned by revelations of a
Nov 26 2010
Monica Araya was interviewed in Chile’s main financial newspaper - diario financiero - and one of the main political radio programmes.
In the interviews she talks about the need for Chile to develop a low carbon, resilient strategy to avoid the current deadlock between energy companies on the one hand and environmentalists on the other.
Listen to the interview with Radio Duna below.
Nov 22 2010
His presence will strengthen the diplomatic and foreign policy dimension of E3G’s work and provide a distinctively German (non-Anglo Saxon) view to E3G thinking
. Martin’s background places him well for this role given his placement in the German Foreign Ministry where, among other issues he led EU negotiations on the establishment of the Human Rights Commission at the UN. In addition,
Nov 17 2010
Transform UK, An E3G programme area, has launched its website: http://www.transformuk.org . Transform UK, set up in 2009, is an alliance that campaigns to accelerate investment into the low carbon economy.
Transform UK identifies and delivers transformational solutions to help build climate, energy and economic security. The coalition includes a broad range of stakeholders representing civil
Jul 07 2010
To mark E3G’s continued growth and development, E3G is pleased to announce new roles for Martin Rands and Shane Tomlinson.
Martin Rands joined E3G at its inception as a Finance Director and a Board member. Martin has been appointed as E3G’s first Chief Operating Officer (COO), expanding his role to explicitly take responsibility for the delivery and management of E3G’s internal
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