29/09/2009: Chamber of Shipping: Sustainable shipping: A greener future for the marine environment
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
12:00 AM
Labour conference - Tuesday 29th September 2009. 12.30-1.30
Arrogant Frog restaurant, Brighton.
Title: "Sustainable shipping: A greener future for the marine environment"
This year, we will be discussing the importance of cutting shipping's carbon emissions, and contributing to the sustainability of our seas.
Speakers: Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Marine Environment Minister), Paul Clark MP (Shipping Minister), Edmund Brookes (Deputy Director-General, Chamber of Shipping) and Richard Dyer (Friends of the Earth)
Lunch included
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