Lord Deben has spent a lifetime as a conscientious environmentalist, and a stalwart conservative. Lord Deben chairs the Climate Change Committee, the independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. The Committee advises the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and reports to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as preparations for adapting to the impacts of climate change. As Chairman of the UK Climate Change Committee he brings some unique insights. In this webinar he will explain why he believes that returning to true, free-market, conservative roots is an essential step to meeting the environmental challenges of climate change.
Speaker:
The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, set up and now runs Sancroft, a Corporate Responsibility consultancy working with blue-chip companies around the world on environmental, social and ethical issues. Lord Deben is Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, Valpak Limited, and the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advisers Association. He was the longest serving Secretary of State for the Environment the UK has ever had (1993-97). His sixteen years of top-level ministerial experience also include Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Minister for London, Employment Minister and Paymaster General in HM Treasury. He has consistently championed an identity between environmental concerns and business sense.
Date
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Time
12:00 - 12:45 BST
Cost
Free
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