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THE UK POLICY PERSPECTIVE
Joan Walley MP
Chair, Environmental Audit Committee
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Environmental Audit Committee
Remit:
“To consider the extent to which the policies and
programmes of government departments and nondepartmental public bodies contribute to
environmental protection and sustainable
development, and to audit their performance
against sustainable development and
environmental protection targets”.
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Environmental Audit Committee
Scrutiny of SD to date:
January 2011 – Embedding sustainable development across
Government after the Secretary of State’s announcement on the
future of the Sustainable Development Commission
March 2011 - Sustainable development in the Localism Bill
May 2011 – Embedding sustainable development the government’s
response
October 2011 – Preparations for the Rio+20 Summit
June 2012 – The St-Martins-in-the-Field Seminar on the Rio+20
Agenda
November 2012 – Measuring well-being and sustainable
development: Sustainable Development Indicators
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Environmental Audit Committee
Preparations for the Rio+20 Summit Report
looked at:
Sustainable development summits
Progress on sustainable development
The green economy
Institutional governance
Rio outcomes
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Westminster
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Environmental Audit Committee
Port Vale Football club, courtesy of Gerard Austin
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Environmental Audit Committee
“Vision without Action is merely a dream;
Action without Vision is just a Waste of
Time, Vision with Action changes the
World”
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Environmental Audit Committee
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Your ‘aha’ moment
If you don’t do anything else…
Message 1
Message 2
Message 3
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