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Caroline Spelman speech at ‘The World We Want to See: A Christian conversation on Rio+20′
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here today at Central Hall, Westminster and my thanks to Christian Aid, Progressio, CAFOD and Tearfund for organising this timely event. It is great to see so many people coming together to discuss the important economic, environmental and equity issues ahead of the Rio+20 Summit [...]
Caroline Spelman speech to Food and Drink Association on ‘Secure and Sustainable Food – The Rio+20 challenge.’
Good afternoon. I am delighted to be here today and my thanks to the Food and Drink Federation and Forum for the Future for organising such a worthwhile event. It is heartening to see so many leading figures from the food and drink industry coming together to discuss the important issue of secure and sustainable [...]
Caroline Spelman addresses the ABI Conference on climate change and flood risk
Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today on this very pressing issue. Let me start with the big picture. We are living through an era of great change: economic, social and environmental. Across all sectors of society, and across the world, leaders are looking for new conceptual models to understand and respond [...]
Caroline Spelman’s speech at NFU Scotland on CAP “greening”
Not checked against delivery The good news is that we all want a greener CAP, but it’s got to be workable for Scottish farmers. That’s an argument that has been won. If farming isn’t sustainable – if it fails to support biodiversity, protect our natural resources and both mitigate and adapt to climate change – [...]
Caroline Spelman speech at Planet Under Pressure conference
In three months’ time, the world will meet at the Rio +20 summit. The outcome of that summit matters. It matters to our environmental security, it matters to development, and it matters to economic prosperity. We’ve come a long way since the first Earth Summit 20 years ago – and it’s important to acknowledge the [...]
Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference
NOT CHECKED AGAINST DELIVERY I’m really pleased to be given this opportunity to acknowledge publically the excellent work carried out by Waterwise to promote water efficiency. And I’m pleased to be here today to address some of the challenges we face in both the both short and longer term. The conference theme – Engaging Water [...]
Secretary of State’s speech at the Darwin Initiative 20th anniversary event
Not checked against delivery You’ve been hearing about just a few of the wealth of projects that this initiative has funded since 1992. What I want to talk about is how these projects – this initiative – fit into the bigger picture. About the links that show up so clearly in this work. The links [...]
Secretary of State’s speech to the National Farmers Union conference
Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by congratulating you. Not just on organising another successful conference. Not just on the innovation, investment and ingenuity you bring to your industry. But vitally, let me congratulate you on the sheer respect you have built up for your profession. At a time when other industries – banking, media [...]
Secretary of State’s speech on the UK aims for Rio+20
In four months’ time, the world will meet to plot the path to sustainable development and green economic growth at Rio +20. What will govern it is the level of ambition. Today I will set out the Government’s priorities. And let me tell you, ladies and gentleman, that I, for one, am ambitious.
Secretary of State’s speech at the launch of the Climate Change Risk Assessment
Not checked against delivery Yesterday the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum began in Davos. The theme this year is transformation; and the need for new conceptual models to understand and respond to the great changes we are witnessing. Reshaping our global economy is a vital task. Leaders from government, business and civil society [...]