Climate and Energy Security - News and Comment
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By Nick Mabey
Back in November, we launched the ‘Changing Climates’ report [4Mb pdf] we authored alongside Chatham House as part of our joint project on Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe.
Since then, a Chinese version has been launched in Beijing, and interest continues to grow around its innovative proposals.
Senior Chinese economist Angang Hu has added his voice to
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By E3G Editor
The 28th February saw the Beijing launch of the ‘Changing Climates’ report from the EU-China Interdependencies project of which E3G is a member.
Since then, interest has continued to grow in the specific proposals put forward.
The journal Chemistry World has reported on the proposals, and includes quotes from our Chinese partner institutions:
Pan Jiahua of CASS, a senior advisor to the
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By Jennifer Morgan
Europe has been hailed as a leader in the fight against global warming, but are its policies really enough to prevent catastrophe? Jennifer Morgan assesses the EU’s recent policy proposals, in a new article published by ChinaDialogue.
To comment on this article, head over to the ChinaDialogue bilingual forum.
EU commitments on climate: strengths and weaknesses
Jennifer Morgan
February 20,
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By Tom Burke
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.
Climate Change and Health
Address to the Royal College of Physicians by Tom Burke CBE
London,
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By Tom Burke
Tom Burke explores France’s relationship with nuclear power, in this comment article published in The House Magazine.
Too chic to meter?
‘Why can’t we be more like the French?’ is not a cry often heard from British politicians. But such is the capacity of nuclear power to confuse otherwise rational people, that this plea has been heard a lot of late as the energy debate in Britain
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By Tom Burke
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.
Decoding Nuclear Nonsense II
A reader’s guide
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By Nick Mabey
The Centre for Social Markets and E3G invite you to a Discussion Forum, organised in co-operation with Chatham House and the Worldwatch institute:
Beyond Bali: Changing Role of the EU-US-China-India
Towards a new global quad on climate change?
Tuesday 18th December 2007, 3pm – 6.30pm
Henry Price Room, Chatham House, London
Taking place just a few days after the conclusion of the Bali UN
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By Tom Burke
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
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By Chris Littlecott
Together with our friends at openDemocracy, and the support of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, we’re pleased to announce the launch of a new blog - Global Deal: the politics of climate change.
Global Deal launched at the UNFCCC meeting in Bali in December 2007 with frequent reports and insider access from David Steven.
Global Deal investigates new pathways in the international politics of
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By Chris Littlecott
We would like to invite you to a meeting to be co-hosted by Chatham House and the European Policy Centre in Brussels on 22nd November 2007 to discuss the key findings of the project ‘Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe’.
The authors of the report will set out some concrete policy options to strengthen the foundation for engagement on energy and climate
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