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Rio+20 Summit

Proceeding contribution from Lord Benyon (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 February 2012. It occurred during Estimates day on Rio+20 Summit.
I want to make a bit of progress, if the hon. Lady will allow me. We have established the green investment bank with £3 billion-worth of funding. Together with the green deal, it will accelerate green investment by businesses and households. We have introduced a carbon floor price that will come into force from April next year. We have published the natural environment White Paper—the Government's vision of how to protect and improve the natural environment over the next 50 years—with 92 recommendations for action. Yesterday morning I stood at the top of the Wiltshire downs with a really enthusiastic group of farmers and people from the local community as we launched one of the nature improvement areas—a really exciting prospect. At Rio, we must ensure that the commitment to green growth is secured at the international level—it needs tangible outcomes—which will help all countries move to a sustainable growth path.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
541 c258 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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