Jan 29 2008
The Royal College of Physicians hosted a major conference on the theme of ’Climate change and its impact on health’ on the 29th January 2008.
E3G Founding Director Tom Burke gave the opening speech, which is follows below. It is also attached here for download as a pdf, as is the event agenda.
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Jan 22 2008
So what actually happened in Bali? Why was the USA booed by delegates? What was the nature of the last-minute agreement? And where does the international process go next?
E3G was represented in Bali by Jennifer Morgan, who has been attending the climate negotiations since 1994. In Bali, Jennifer was a senior spokesperson for the Climate Action Network.
Jennifer has now prepared a briefing
Jan 07 2008
This week the UK Government will announce its plans for the future of the Nuclear power industry.
In this new reader’s guide, Tom Burke highlights the 5 key claims being made in support of the Government’s position, and sets out the real economic, political and environmental evidence against each one. A pdf version is attached for download.
A reader’s guide
Dec 12 2007
A planetary crisis calls for clear thinking and shared action towards a global deal, says Tom Burke, in an article featured on the new openDemocracy & E3G project Global Deal: the politics of climate change.
The “global” problem of climate change is endlessly discussed, but rarely looked at in a cold light. The crux of the matter is that all of us, everywhere, share this same monumental
Dec 11 2007
As the second week of the Bali Climate Conference proceeds at a pace, E3G’s Jennifer Morgan has been adding to her already hectic schedule by speaking at a side event hosted by GLOBE EU.
The topic of the event was ‘Overcoming barriers to clean technology: the role of intellectual property rights and lack of capacity and resources’, and it was focused on identifying the barriers to the
Nov 27 2007
E3G and Chatham House today release a major report on the energy and climate interdependencies of China and the European Union (EU). It reveals how Chinese and European energy policies both contain ambitious goals to improve energy efficiency and make greater use of renewable energy.
China is the world’s biggest emitter of CO2 and is currently building two power stations every week. By 2030 it
Nov 25 2007
As part of Jennifer Morgan’s current visit to Japan, she will be discussing how Japan’s business community can engage with efforts to forge a new global deal on climate change.
To provide a starting point for discussion, the following paper, written by Jennifer and our new E3G colleague Rebecca Bertam, sets out the current efforts by US and EU business leaders. The paper is also attached as a
Nov 12 2007
The 2007 Annual Conference of the Conservative Women’s Organisation was on the theme of “creating a better world for future generations”, and featured the topic of climate change.
E3G Founding Director was one of the participants. His speech follows below, and is attached as a pdf for download.
November
Oct 16 2007
Europe must work with China to produce the next industrial revolution – the creation of a low-carbon economy. But that will take real vision and political courage.
So write Bernice Lee & Nick Mabey in an article published in Chatham House’s magazine The World Today. The article is also featured on the new ‘Changing Climates’ forum hosted by chinadialogue.
As the world wakes up to the
Aug 30 2007
The 3rd Australian – New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference was held in Brisbane on 30 and 31 August 2007.
E3G founding director Tom Burke was in attendance to give his remarks at a seminar entitled Key International Developments – Implications of Policy for Business.
He delivered a speech which not only looked at policy developments in the EU and the UK, but also described
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