8 March 2021
In honour of Commonwealth Day on Monday 8 March, the British High Commission Nassau is holding a climate action photography contest for young Bahamians (ages 11-18).
Details of the contest are on the UK in The Bahamas Facebook Page. Young Bahamians aged 11-14 and 15-18 years old can submit photos that represent Nature-based Solutions to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts. Prizes in each age category include a Go Pro Hero 5 camera worth over $400 and a snorkel experience at the BREEF Coral Reef Sculpture Garden and Coral Nursery.
Protecting the environment and combatting climate change are very important for the 54 members of the Commonwealth.
Date Time
Green Industrial Revolution needs Green Industrial Regulation
In July, US President Joe Biden said: “When I hear the words climate change, I hear the word “jobs”.
In September, President Xi Jinping pledged China would achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
In November, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson published a ten point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, mobilising £12 billion of investment and supporting up to 250,000 British jobs to achieve net zero.
We are in a race.
Nations that help businesses decarbonise and prepare infrastructure for climate impacts fastest win investment.
Industries the Environment Agency regulates tell us a strong framework of green legislation gives them an economic advantage over global competitors.
CSRWire - Reuters Events Natural Capital & Biodiversity Week – Putting Nature at the Top of the Business Agenda in 2021 csrwire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from csrwire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Environment Agency
The Green Industrial Revolution needs Green Industrial Regulation
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, yesterday delivered a speech at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group.
In July, US President Joe Biden said: “When I hear the words climate change, I hear the word “jobs”.
In September, President Xi Jinping pledged China would achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
In November, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson published a ten point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, mobilising £12 billion of investment and supporting up to 250,000 British jobs to achieve net zero.
We are in a race.
Nations that help businesses decarbonise and prepare infrastructure for climate impacts fastest win investment.
The Green Industrial Revolution needs Green Industrial Regulation
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, delivered a speech this morning at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group.
From:
3 March 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
In July, US President Joe Biden said: “When I hear the words climate change, I hear the word “jobs”.
In September, President Xi Jinping pledged China would achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
In November, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson published a ten point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, mobilising £12 billion of investment and supporting up to 250,000 British jobs to achieve net zero.