Apr 23 2009
Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced today that the UK intends to require any new coal power stations to be fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipment to reduce the CO2 pollution which is the primary cause of climate change.
The announcement was made in response to recommendations from the independent UK Committee on Climate Change which argued
Mar 30 2009
To achieve a successful outcome in Copenhagen there is an urgent need for negotiators to focus on cooperative action around innovation and technology to prevent dangerous climate change.
Limiting global CO2 emissions to levels consistent with 2oC rise in temperature will take both agreement to a new commitment period and a step change in global innovation and diffusion. Limiting emissions
Jan 09 2009
As the UNFCCC meeting in Poznan (COP 14) becomes becomes a distant memory, Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor of The Independent looks onwards to the next UNFCCC meeting (COP 15) in Copenhagen, in December 2009.
In his article (below), McCarthy speaks to Tom Burke about the enormity of the task ahead and who he thinks should be leading the effort.
Jan 04 2009
Tom Burke’s latest commentary was published in The Independent on January 4th, 2009.
We humans are better at dealing with crises than long-term problems. The future could judge us harshly”
This is arguably the first week of the most important year in human history. The grandiose invites suspicion so the previous sentence was written reluctantly. Ideas
Dec 04 2008
An E3G-Chatham House report, Innovation and Technology Transfer: Framework for a Global Climate Deal, released today, is calling for urgent global investment in low carbon and adaptation innovation to be a central component of a new Global Climate Deal.
This increase in global R&D investment, roughly equivalent to that of the space race era, needs to be delivered within the next decade to
Dec 01 2008
As the negotiations in Poznan kick off, Peter N. Spotts of The Christian Science Monitor looks into the intricacies of the negotiations, focusing on actions that are required vs. the challenges that various groups face. Jennifer Morgan speaks about the role of the US administration, in the past and the future.
Nov 27 2008
A failure to tackle Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and competitiveness issues will potentially limit the development and deployment of climate change solutions, and poison the international climate negotiations according to a new report by E3G and Chatham House.
Report author, Shane Tomlinson of E3G said:
We know that widespread technological innovation will be crucial if we are to keep
Jul 02 2008
Our transition from our old home in the Science Museum is now almost complete, and right now we’re busily unpacking boxes at our new office in Borough High Street.
Attached here in pdf format for download are our updated directions for visitors.
E3G Address Details
The new E3G office is located at 210 Borough High Street, just 20 metres from
Jun 20 2008
With the 2008 G8 summit fast approaching, CNN.com has looked ahead at the possible outcomes on climate change.
Included in their interviews with “world leaders working at the sharp end of combating climate change” was E3G’s own Tom Burke.
Tom Burke is a British environmental policy advisor to Rio Tinto plc, one of the world’s largest mining
May 27 2008
E3G has joined together with Alstom, Bellona Foundation, Climate Change Capital, and Royal Dutch Shell, to form a CCS Leadership Coalition.
The Coalition members aim to collaborate on the accelerated development of CCS by supporting and building on current proposals for European climate & energy legislation. Full details follow below.
May 27 2008
What do rising fuel prices and the credit crunch mean for environmental concerns?
With some commentators suggesting that the environment will now have to take a back seat as consumers worry about their wallets, BBC Newsnight explored the topic with a major feature on 27th May.
Tom Burke on Newsnight
E3G Founding Director Tom Burke was
May 01 2008
For a while now, one of the top places for forward thinking on today’s new security context has been the ‘New Security Beat’ blog maintained by staff of the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
As their blog banner proclaims:
Population growth. Water scarcity. Degraded ecosystems. The resource curse. Pandemic disease. Forced
Apr 30 2008
Alister Doyle of Reuters looks at the importance of recent reports that Russia would not accept new binding caps on emissions under a new global climate deal:
His article includes insights from climate scientist Bill Hare and the view of the European Commission, as well as this pithy statement from our own Nick Mabey:
Analysts say Moscow’s position may be an opening salvo. “You have to take
Apr 23 2008
The publication of Nick Mabey’s climate security report makes front page news in the Daily Telegraph.
Environment editor Charles Clover focuses on the threat to international security that could stem from runaway climate change. The article is titled Climate shift ‘may put world at war’, and the introduction focuses on the nub of the problem:
Climate change could cause global conflicts as
Apr 23 2008
Today sees the publication of ‘Delivering Climate Security: International Security Responses to a Climate Changed World’, written by E3G Chief Executive Nick Mabey and published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) as the latest in its series of ‘Whitehall Papers’.
The official publication press release follows below.
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