Al Gore hired as an advisor to Tony Blair

ByRod Adams

If you are following the energy industry, you are probably already aware that the British government has released a report called the Stern Review on the economics of climate change. In close association with the announcement of that report, the British government has also made public the fact that Tony Blair, one of George Bush’s closest political friends in the world, has hired Al Gore as a consultant to advise it on policies related to climate change.

Intriguing.

I will have some additional comments once I slog through the report – it is pretty massive.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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