Did you miss today’s breakfast event with the UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change? Read the Tweets from those who attended!
- @GregBarkerMP now at #wctaevents in Seattle. UK innovation & investment in clean tech sector
- Energy Minister discusses strengthening UK and WA State clean tech trade ties
- UK Energy Minister discusses advancing #cleantech investment and innovation in WA State through UK/US collaboration @wacleantech
- “WA State’s like-minded approach to fostering a robust green economy makes it a natural partner for the UK” @GregBarkerMP
- @wacleantech. UK minister for energy and climate, Gregory Barker: cross-party consensus about need and opportunity for climate action.
- @wacleantech Gregory Barker: virtually no controversy in UK over carbon markets and regulation through EU ETS.
- @wacleantech Gregory Barker – “in US, hearing conservative talk about need for climate action, is like watching dog dancing on 2 legs”
- @wacleantech. In UK “green growth” accounted for 1/3 of economic growth — increasing 5% per year.
- Barker says PM Thatcher was climate advocate. Would shake handbag at anyone saying conservatives can’t advocate climate action #WCTAevents”
- Barker is touring W Coast to learn from how states, regions and communities are addressing climate issues.#WCTAevents
- In 2008 UK passed law on bipartisan vote to reduce emissions to 80% of 1990 level, by 2050. #WCTAevents
- “We think we can address climate change in an ambitious way w/out harming our economy” – UK Minister Barker #WCTAevents
- UK created 1st European GReen Bank w/$5B investing with not instead of market. #WCTAevents
- Barker says PM Thatcher was advocate for climate change policies back in ’89. Said its a core conservative issue. #WCTAevents
- UK focusing heavily on energy efficiency, in large part to keep costs down for consumers, business #WCTAevents again cf Germany
- “We think green business market growth will halve our export trade deficit by 2015” #WCTAevents
- “We’re very watchful that the poor not be harmed in our low carbon transformation.” (As is happening in Germany) #WCTAevents
- Barker: We phased in moderate cap-trade program, ppl bought in. Your Waxman-Markey went 0-100mph in short time, ppl opposed #WCTAevents
- We need “ground up, community-based solutions to climate issues. There’s no amount of govt $$ that can solve the problems.” #WCTAevents
- UK Climate Minister speaking at @wacleantech notes low regulation, free trade and tax rates are key to green innovation.