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Chair Nuclear Consulting Group, Member Irish Govt. Radiation Protection Advisory Committee, former Secretary to the UK Govt. scientific advisory Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters.
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Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says. Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security. #climate #renewables www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Carbon time bomb: Dutton's #nuclear plan will blow up Paris and emissions targets, CCA says #auspol #auspol24 reneweconomy.com.au/carbon-time-...

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New #nuclear on the frontline of #climate - and not in a good way. www.nuclearconsult.org/wp/wp-conten...

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Can the world wait for new nuclear technology? knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...

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Despite all the #nuclear sound and fury, fissile fuel will turn out to just be an expensive distraction. www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...

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Nuclear is already well past its sell-by date www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...

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Nuclear isn’t a safe bet in a heating world – here’s why. theconversation.com/nuclear-ener...

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UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Trump administration stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"Why #solar power from Morocco could be the answer to Rachel Reeves’s problems. A #renewables project that would create jobs and develop trade links is caught in a Whitehall quagmire." www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

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Trump just assaulted the independence of the #nuclear regulator. What could go wrong? Independent regulators need to be able to shut down facilities such as nuclear power plants that are not operating safely. thebulletin.org/2025/02/trum...

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"The madness of building more #nuclear power stations could be proven when a drone fired by an insane dictator blows one up. Could it be just a matter of time? For public safety, Scotland should not take the risk." www.thenational.scot/community/24...

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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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Peter Dutton's #nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping #coal #auspol #auspol24 reneweconomy.com.au/peter-dutton...

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Korea cancels planned #nuclear reactor after impeaching pro-nuke leader. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Delighted to be a Bennett Scholar at Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration, University of Sussex. bennettinstitutesussex.org/bennett-scho...

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Inside Porton Down: "what I learned during three years at the UK’s most secretive chemical weapons laboratory" theconversation.com/inside-porto...

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UK: 17GWh of BESS #energystorage to connect to grid in 2025, 9GWh consented so far. 19GWh under construction. www.energy-storage.news/uk-over-17gw...

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Proven industrial electrification projects are being overlooked and underfunded compared to riskier options such as carbon capture and storage www.businessgreen.com/news/4409802...

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Installing low-carbon technologies, such as #solar PV and #batteries, in fuel-poor households can provide a long-term solution by reducing energy costs and carbon emissions, and enhancing energy security. www.centrefornetzero.org/news/evaluat...

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At scale, households with rooftop #solar panels and #batteries could absorb, store, and deploy gigawatts of power to the grid when needed while also cutting bills for vulnerable consumers www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4409...

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Major studies have all drawn the same conclusion: when well-managed, #solar farms are not harmful to biodiversity and can actively support the growth of nature in an area. www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-farms-...

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In the 1950s, the US carried out nuclear weapons tests on the Enewetak Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands. The resulting radioactive waste is still stored under the concrete “Runit Dome”. Now that’s at risk from heat and rising sea levels. www.dw.com/en/south-sea...

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Restarting the US #nuclear bomb testing could set off an uncontrolled chain of events, with other countries responding with their own nuclear tests, destabilizing global security, and accelerating a new arms race. thebulletin.org/2025/02/why-...

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Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJHP...

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Nuclear energy isn’t a safe bet in a warming world – here’s why theconversation.com/nuclear-ener...

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San Onofre: 'Radiological Regulatory Failure'. drive.google.com/file/d/1U7GU...

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L'etrange descenderie de CIGEO Bernard Laponche Global Chance #nucléaire #Cigeo #EDF global-chance.org/L-ETRANGE-DE...

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Peter Dutton's #nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free. #auspol #auspol24 reneweconomy.com.au/peter-dutton...

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NATO reports climate change is a ‘threat multiplier’, involving sea-level rise, increased storm surge, and inland flood impact on military infrastructure. UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) says global heating is a Tier 1 Priority Risk for military systems. nct-cbnw.com/climate-impa...

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'Top of the world Ma' ... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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World's glaciers melting faster than ever according to comprehensive scientific analysis. Mountain glaciers - frozen rivers of ice – act as a freshwater resource for millions of people worldwide and lock up enough water to raise global sea-levels by 32cm (13in) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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European countries are extracting #renewables from Morocco and Egypt to “greenwash” their own economies, while leaving north Africans reliant on dirty imported fuels and paying the environmental costs, a Greenpeace report says. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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#SolarEnergy essential for survival in Ukraine during nearly three years of war since the Russian invasion in 2022. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/19/s...

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Death cult. US new energy secretary Chris Wright – oil industry chief who calls climate science a hoax – calls global pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 a “sinister goal” that is both “unachievable” and costly. #climate reneweconomy.com.au/us-energy-se...

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World’s glaciers lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023. World’s glaciers lost average of 273bn tonnes of ice every year – equivalent of 30 years of water consumption by the entire global population. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Outrage as Trump cites ‘emergency’ to fast-track fossil fuel projects www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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All America’s allies know that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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