Roger Harrabin

@RHarrabin

Pioneer BBC enviro analyst. Chair/speaker/storyteller on clean tech, water, transport, cities, rural. Hon fellow @caths cambridge. Agent penny@kirbyjones.co.uk

London en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Har… Joined September 2011

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Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin 6d

Conservation groups were suckered by Government plans for Marine protected areas. They felt obliged to applaud, even though they knew the measures were inadequate.

Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire Nov 2

A Marine Protection Area across most of which there are no restrictions on fishing. Bottom trawlers, dredgers and other industrial fishing vessels scour it daily

One of the most effing stupid and criminal things I have ever heard

Respect @GreenpeaceUK

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Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin Oct 23

A revelation moment on @r4Today as @DaleVince tells listeners that power supplies from Nuclear and gas in the summer were reduced because of the heat. And Lets examine the jobs myth. If jobs in fossil fuel are lost then they will be replaced by clean jobs.

Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin Oct 21

In truth N Sea drilling is not a massive issue. But it sends the wrong signal to other nations if the UK with plentiful Renewables can’t hit N Zero. The terrible truth is we can’t afford to wait until 2050 to reach absolute zero emissions. Look how fast our weather is changing

Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas Oct 21

Government support for drilling at #Jackdaw takes a wrecking ball to any pretence of UK climate leadership & pours fuel on an overheating world - and for what? It’s equivalent to just 2 months of UK gas demand, creates just 27 direct jobs & has *no* impact on energy bills🧵1/4
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Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin Oct 18

Someone needs to grab hold of Andy Burnham give him a seat and tell him some crucial facts about energy costs, jobs and security. It could be done in less than five minutes then he would be free to go.

Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean Oct 18

What are @andyburnham priorities? Important @fionaharvey piece shows Government’s Warm Homes programme, which he is planning to cut, would provide far more jobs and cut bills very much more than North Sea drilling he seems about to approve.

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Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin Oct 15

Great Initiative, Ben. It is outrageous of the public are being denied essential information for the workings of our society.

Ben Webster @bwebster135 Oct 15

The government claimed in court today it would deliver a knock out blow to my claim that it is breaching its environmental information proactive publication duty. The judge rejected that argument and decided my concerns deserve to be heard at a full judicial review hearing.

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