Climate and Energy Security - Thinking
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By Nick Mabey
The multiplying security implications of climate change were increasingly acknowledged during 2007. Now, E3G Chief Executive Nick Mabey has authored a report for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) which sets out how the security sector can not only respond to the increasing threats, but also become part of the solution.
Published as Whitehall Paper 69 and available from Routledge, the
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By Nick Mabey
The Chinese version [2Mb pdf] of the E3G-Chatham House report, Changing Climates: Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe, is launched today in Beijing.
The report shows how China and the European Union (EU) must work together strategically to drive a global low carbon economy, and how collaboration between them has the potential to deliver economic, as well as
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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 Jennifer Morgan
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
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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 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 Jennifer Morgan
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
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By Nick Mabey
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
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By Jennifer Morgan and Rebecca Bertram
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
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By Tom Burke
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.
Security, Prosperity, and Climate Change
Address to the Conservative Women’s Conference
November
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