Jul 18 2007
Following in the footsteps of California, Florida is the latest state in the USA to push forward with efforts to respond to climate change.
Governor Charlie Crist held a two-day conference last week to explore how Florida can take a lead in reducing emissions and securing its future in the face of sea level rises.
In attendance at the conference was E3G Founding Director John Ashton in his
Jul 13 2007
The Heiligendamm Summit is an example of the rocky and precarious road to come in the next few years on climate and energy security.
Full of high points and low points, even those people closest to the Summit could not say what they thought the outcome might be. Total collapse? Breakthrough? Muddling forward? The prognoses were murky.
Would Merkel stand alone? Would Blair’s personal
Jul 02 2007
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new website for the project EU-China Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security .
E3G is one of the core partners for this project, which has 3 key aims. These are to:
identify the EU and China’s mutual interests, challenges and opportunities on energy security and climate change over the next 25 years;
generate a shared vision for achieving
Jun 30 2007
The 4th Apeldoorn conference was held in The Hague on 1 and 2 June 2007, focusing on the theme of ‘Facing up to Reality: Choices for a Sustainable World’.
E3G founding director Tom Burke was in attendance to chair the second workshop on the global environment. He also made an opening speech on the nature of the challenge facing Europe.
The full text follows below and is also attached in
Jun 20 2007
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has calculated that China has now overtaken the USA as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
This major news has been accompanied by some significant media appearances from E3G Founding Director John Ashton in his role as Special Representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Office. This reflected both his experience of Chinese
Jun 20 2007
The news that China has overtaken the USA as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide was reported widely in the UK media.
E3G Founding Director John Ashton, in his role as a Special Representative for climate change of the UK Foreign Secretary, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme for his views on what can be done.
John’s remarks particularly focussed on the role of
Jun 04 2007
The Oxford University High-Level Task Force on UK Energy Security, Climate Change and Development Assistance has today launched its report ‘Energy Politics, and Poverty’ [1Mb pdf].
E3G Founding Director Tom Burke was one of the members of the task force, which was chaired by the Chancellor of Oxford University, Lord Patten of Barnes.
The report analyses the three interlinked issues of
May 29 2007
Following the publication of the 2007 Energy White Paper by the UK government last week E3G Founding Director Tom Burke has contributed an article to which draws out some of the themes of his recent speech and readers guide.
The British government is proposing nuclear power as an answer to the
May 22 2007
The 2007 Energy White Paper will be published by the UK government on Wednesday 23rd May. Over recent weeks, increasing media coverage has portrayed the coming White Paper as being (to quote a recent Observer headline) Brown’s vision for a nuclear Britain.
Central to these reports have been the suggestion that nuclear power is a means of meeting both Britain’s energy needs and its climate
May 18 2007
The 2007 Environmental Law Foundation annual lecture was held on 17th May at The Law Society.
E3G Founding Director Tom Burke gave the lecture – the full text follows below and is also attached in pdf format for download.
The Environmental Law Foundation David Hall Memorial Lecture, The Law Society,
RSS for news and website articles.