Sep 27 2006
E3G founding director John Ashton, in his role as the special representative for climate change of the UK Foreign and the Commonwealth office, delivered a speech to the official launch of chinadialogue.net on September 27, 2006 at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
Drawing on his extensive experience of diplomatic relations with China, he spoke on the theme of
Sep 08 2006
“We need to treat climate change not as a long-term threat to our environment but as an immediate threat to our security and prosperity.”
That’s the message John Ashton sets out in an article for the BBC website’s ‘Green Room’ series, following his move from E3G to his new role as Special Representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Office.
In an article which reflects his
Jul 10 2006
The BBC website carries an article looking at world energy competition and its related political tensions.
The article includes quotes form E3G founding director John Ashton, in his role as a special representative for climate change of the UK foreign office, who points to China’s impact in the global energy debate, saying:
China is building a large coal power station every four days,
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Jul 05 2006
On the 5th July, E3G and the Open Society Institute - Brussels held a roundtable entitled ‘Energy, Climate, Democracy and the Future of Europe’.
The aim of the event was to undertake some critical shared thinking on the interlinkages between strengthened EU action on Energy and Climate security and the impact on democracy promotion and conflict prevention. A particular focus of discussion was
Jun 22 2006
E3G Founding Director John Ashton has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4 about his new role as a Special Representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Office.
The interview text follows below. It is available on the website of the British Embassy in Berlin. You can also “listen again” on the BBC Radio 4 website. The interview can be found at 07:18. by clicking on John Ashton’s name in
May 01 2004
The May 2004 Edition of SWP Comments - the English version of the magazine of Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (The German Institute for International and Security Affairs) - includes an online version of the paper on the Geopolitics of Climate Change written by John Ashton and Tom Burke.
This article is an abridged version of a presentation given by the authors at an INTACT/SWP roundtable
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