Sentences with phrase «environment secretary in»

Graduating in 1971 with an MA (Hons) in Political Economy and Political Science, his first job was as political adviser to the environment secretary in Edward Heath's Conservative Government.

He had several ministerial posts before becoming Environment Secretary in 2006.

The then prime minister, who appointed Miliband to the cabinet as environment secretary in 2006, called his protégé the «Wayne Rooney» of his ministerial team.

The younger brother of David Miliband, who was promoted to environment secretary in the reshuffle, Ed Miliband will report to Hilary Armstrong, the newly appointed cabinet - level minister for social exclusion.

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«We can be in no doubt that plastic is wreaking havoc on our marine environment — killing dolphins, choking turtles and degrading our most precious habitats,» Environment Secretary Michael Gove said in a statementenvironment — killing dolphins, choking turtles and degrading our most precious habitats,» Environment Secretary Michael Gove said in a statementEnvironment Secretary Michael Gove said in a statement Wednesday.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove urged the Prime Minister and Chancellor to listen to independent bodies that review public sector pay, after a week in which Labour attacked a government «shambles» for initially raising, then playing down hopes that the cap could be lifted.

The State Department issued a statement about the call, saying «the secretary made clear the United States and its partners hold Russia responsible for this situation, including the use of incendiary and bunker buster bombs in an urban environment, a drastic escalation that puts civilians at great risk.»

«Don't expect a crisis response in a non-crisis environment,» Jacob Lew, the U.S. treasury secretary, told Bloomberg News this week.

The challenge has been in getting support and traction from middle management, those workers who have persevered for many years to get offices and secretaries and the perceived prestige that they bring in a traditional office environment.

They are a murky regulatory environment, where states seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of autonomous vehicle crashes and human injuries.

In July 2016, he was appointed the Minister for the Environment and Energy, having previously served as Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, Assistant Treasurer and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister since the 2013 election.

Finally, Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant has recently reported a study made for a Global Conference on Man's Environment in 1972.

That target, said former Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead «will put Scotland at the forefront of global action to tackle food waste», but Binns Group Chief Executive Allan MacGregor says that while government direction is good, the amount of food currently being wasted in Scotland is «staggering».

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a call for evidence on how reward and return schemes for beverage containers in England could help to tackle the nation's littering problem.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who was questioned by MPs yesterday (19 April) on the aims of the government's 25 Year Environment Plan, has been hinting at a ban on plastic straws since February, but in terms of legislative action, Scotland is a few steps ahead of England: Scottish Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced firm intentions to ban plastic straws in February.

The initiative is being led by the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, in partnership with organisations that include São Paulo's Municipal Secretary of Green and Environment, Vegetarian Magazine, Greenpeace and others — a real breakthrough from a city in one of the world's biggest meat - exporting countries.

«This collaborative research project will be coordinated regionally by the Wodonga and Mildura based Murray - Darling Freshwater Research Centre's, which will be undertaken with other research organisations and government agencies working in the Basin,» Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Senator Simon Birmingham said today.

Michael Gove, UK environment secretary, said: «We've already seen a number of retailers, bars and restaurants stepping up to the plate and cutting plastic use, however it's only through government, businesses and the public working together that we will protect our environment for the next generation — we all have a role to play in turning the tide on plastic.»

ALABANG, Philippines — Cultivating climate - smart rice varieties in unfavorable environments could boost local rice production, says Edilberto de Luna, Philippine agriculture assistant secretary for operations.

ALABANG, Philippines — Cultivating climate - smart rice varieties in unfavorable environments could boost local rice production, says Edilberto de Luna, Philippine agriculture assistant secretary for operations (photo).

Environment secretary's action plan, due in new year, may include plastic bottle deposit scheme and standardised recycling policy

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

The Global Compact was introduced by then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to encourage corporations to align «their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.»

31 Dec 2014 - Comment of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to the UN Secretary General's Sustainable Development Report The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), its Core Partners and allies believe that breastfeeding promotes and protects the physical and emotional health and nutrition of baby and mother, preserves the environment, conserves financial resources, and makes the world a more secure place now and in the future.

The party returned 12 MPs, four more than in 2015, including the return of Cable, former environment secretary Sir Ed Davey, and ex-equalities minister Jo Swinson.

Tories and Lib Dems presented united front in calling on the new environment secretary to join their climate change consensus.

Environment secretary David Miliband said the 0.1 per cent drop over the year meant Britain was now emitting 15.3 per cent fewer emissions than in 1990, which is already in excess of the Kyoto protocol target of 12.5 per cent by 2012.

He also apologised for decisions taken by Paterson, in a move which saw a tit - for - tat retaliation from allies of the environment secretary.

David Cameron's gamble to appoint Owen Paterson as environment secretary to deliver the badger cull has blown up in his face.

Environment secretary faces calls for his resignation, as Green campaigners warn that a climate change sceptic should not be in post during extreme weather events

A coalition of human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International wrote to the home secretary saying: «We are very concerned that new measures, made in good faith but in a heated political environment, will overextend powers in ways that would be susceptible to abuse, restrict legitimate, free communication and expression and undermine people's privacy.»

New environment secretary Liz Truss has made clear she intends to continue culling badgers, in a move swiftly lamented as «very disappointing» by the opposition.

The scandal has provided a window into the murky depths of British immigration policy and, in particular, a set of policy decisions made in 2012 by the then Home Secretary Theresa May to ensure a «Hostile Environment» aimed at supporting a drive to reduce net migration figures.

Lidington became a member of the Shadow Cabinet in May 2002, replacing Ann Winterton as Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (later Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) after she resigned.

The environment secretary Hilary Benn has defended the government's response to the widespread flooding witnessed in large parts of the UK this weekend.

Philip Hammond and environment secretary Owen Paterson were identified in Sunday's newspapers as being especially troublesome ministers for the chancellor.

«On his watch we have an environment secretary who doesn't believe in climate change, our carbon emissions are rising rather than falling and the government has failed to set a target a clean up our power system by 2030.»

After Labour's return to power in March 1974, Crosland became Secretary of State for the Environment.

He felt he had been misled by too many evasive promises in the past, and also feared that Blair was secretly manoeuvring to betray him by supporting a successor other than Brown, probably David Miliband, then the environment secretary, or John Reid, then home secretary.

He will try to overturn a Labour a majority of 4,686 in Workington, with the seat currently held by shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman.

James Ocholi while the nominee from Gombe will replace former Minister for Environment Ms Amina Mohammed who had gone to serve in the United Nations as a deputy Secretary General.

The new environment secretary - now in place following the prime minister's electoral hara kiri over early summer - has made his first big announcement.

He held various party political appointments, including deputy chairman of the party, parliamentary private secretary to Margaret Thatcher during the 1983 election campaign, and ministerial appointments in transport, energy and environment.

In 2003 he was also promoted to the front bench as the Lib Dem Shadow Environment Secretary.

In an announcement viewed by green campaigners as a key test of the coalition's credentials on the environment, the energy and climate change secretary told MPs progress would be reviewed before the end of the parliament.

«The new Bill, once signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari will help to make Nigeria's business environment as competitive as its counterparts around the world; allow business owners to now register their businesses in a faster and more efficient way — using technology; removes all the unnecessary regulatory provisions — such as the requirement for «annual general meetings» and «company secretaries»; and reduces the minimum share capital for all companies and start - ups in Nigeria — which will encourage more investments and create new jobs.»

The media had some fun last week following the statement from the environment secretary Owen Paterson that the badgers had «moved the goal posts», triggering an extension of the pilot culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

To a degree the tactic has worked, as Owen Paterson, environment secretary, announced over Christmas that no vote on repeal would happen in 2013.

Despite efforts to reduce emissions, unusually high gas prices in 2006 meant more electricity was generated by coal, the environment secretary explained.