More from Cancun – what the 2010 Climate Conference means for business

17.12.10

Greg Barker, Conservative MP and Minister for Energy and Climate Change, has added to Chris Huhne’s comments on the Cancun Climate Conference.

He focused on the consequences for business and its role in meeting global environmental targets.

He said:

“[The decisions made at] the annual climate conference will also be music to the ears of those businesses preparing to invest billions of pounds in the new global green economy.

“Business has now established itself as a vital part of the fight against global warming. The private sector is crucial to the success of making the global agreement happen once the paper work is signed.

“Finance will also flow from the green low carbon investment of British and other businesses (sometimes with public funding used to get it started) - helping, for example, develop new renewable sources of energy.”

To read Mr Barker’s comments in full, click here.