Posted in Comment on 04/20/2010 06:51 pm by Stephen Tindale
The Saudi Arabian government has announced that it will pursue nuclear and renewable electricity to meet the country’s rising demand for energy, driven by a rapidly expanding population and industrial base, and a growing need for desalinated water. It is not unusual for a government to announce support for nuclear or renewables, but it is quite striking for the country with the world’s largest known oil reserves, and the fifth largest gas reserves, to be planning to develop alternatives to fossil fuels.
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Posted in Comment on 01/22/2010 07:43 pm by Stephen Tindale
This week, the European Union and Iraq signed an agreement to strengthen their energy cooperation in areas such as natural gas, energy security and renewables.
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Posted in Comment on 03/24/2010 09:58 am by Stephen Tindale
Last week, the Norwegian government announced that it is on track to meet its new renewables target for 2011. On the face of it, this isn’t significant. However, Norway is significant on climate change and has played a major role in climate policy for many years.
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Posted in Comment on 03/24/2011 04:46 pm by Stephen Tindale
Yesterday’s UK Budget wasn’t that bad for climate protection, although it wasn’t nearly as good as it should have been. Announcements on energy and the promised Green Investment Bank were quite good, but those on transport were awful.
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Posted in Comment on 05/24/2010 03:45 pm by Stephen Tindale
The Obama administration is not allowing the looming mid-term elections to halt efforts on climate and energy. Nor is it totally distracted by the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe.
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Posted in Comment on 08/31/2009 07:54 pm by Stephen Tindale
Was the Lockerbie bomber’s release linked to oil? The UK media is full of allegations, although the UK and Scottish governments are, not surprisingly, denying any link. Yet, it is obvious that international policy towards Libya is highly influenced by Libya’s enormous oil and gas reserves.
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Posted in Comment on 04/05/2011 01:03 pm by Stephen Tindale
Kenya has been using geothermal energy since the 1960s and a major expansion is now underway. This will help social development and energy security as well as climate protection.
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Posted in Comment on 06/07/2010 11:28 am by Stephen Tindale
Low carbon energy sources – renewables, CCS and nuclear – all require public financial support. In the UK, the new government has said that there will be no subsidy for new nuclear power stations. Before the general election, the Conservatives said that there would be no subsidy and the Liberal Democrats remain anti-nuclear. Without financial support, no new nuclear stations will be built. Nor will any renewables or CCS – offshore wind and CCS are, in the view of many, going to be even more expensive than nuclear.
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Posted in Comment on 07/22/2015 06:53 pm by Suzanna Hinson
The APPG on Unconventional Oil and Gas held a meeting at which Stephen was the key speaker – see the minutes of the discussion and conclusions of the future of the sector.
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