Why split hairs? Why spilt atoms? On the mega-scale, the UK’s promised fleet of new conventional power plant is now down to one — Hinkley Point C. But the small-scale development of Advanced Nuclear Technologies offers the potential of new export markets and a brand-new supply chain. Jon Herbert reports. As Prime Minister in 2010, Read More …
Why split hairs? Why spilt atoms? On the mega-scale, the UK’s promised fleet of new conventional power plant is now down to one — Hinkley Point C. But the small-scale development of Advanced Nuclear Technologies offers the potential of new export markets and a brand-new supply chain. Jon Herbert reports. As Prime Minister in 2010, Read More …
What risks lurk at the edge of our of our knowledge and imagination that could become tomorrow’s health and safety problems? Forewarned is forearmed and due diligence suggests that we have a duty to find out, argues Jon Herbert. Horizon scanning is the systematic examination of potential threats, opportunities and future developments close to the Read More …
High-level confrontation, arm-twisting in dark corners, dramatic 11th-hour European flights, reluctant trade-offs and final compromises. Eventually, 180 nations did reach a pre-Christmas deal at the UN’s make-or-break 24th conference of the parties (COP24) climate summit. But key questions went unanswered. Jon Herbert reports. Reaching a deal took the intervention of the UN General Secretary, Antonio Read More …
High-level confrontation, arm-twisting in dark corners, dramatic 11th-hour European flights, reluctant trade-offs and final compromises. Eventually, 180 nations did reach a pre-Christmas deal at the UN’s make-or-break 24th conference of the parties (COP24) climate summit. But key questions went unanswered. Jon Herbert reports. Reaching a deal took the intervention of the UN General Secretary, Antonio Read More …