Nick Clegg at Rio+20

Nick Clegg is leading the UK delegation to the Rio+20 summit this week. He is making the case that growth does not have to come at a cost to the environment, and that sustainable use of natural resources will be essential for long-term prosperity.

  1. Britain will help millions of small farms to grow enough food to eat in the face of a changing climate that could hit harvests in years ahead. The new support will help communities to adapt to the potentially devastating changes in the climate and pull themselves out of poverty, Nick Clegg announced at the UN's Rio+20 Earth Summit yesterday.

  2. .@DPMOffice: 1Bn people go hungry every night yet the world must feed an extra 1Bn by 2025. This can't go on ht.ly/bKOHN #RioPlus20
  3. Nick Clegg begins the handover of the Olympics from London to Brazil, below exchanging football shirts with Carlos Alberto Torres.
  4. DPM met Team GB delegates earlier to discuss #rioplus20 agreements at the #UKPavilion http://pic.twitter.com/tqXFe75X
  5. DPM Nick Clegg at the signing ceremony of the Agreement on the Global Green Growth Institute #rioplus20 #GREATbritain http://pic.twitter.com/f0qFxz9H
  6. The Deputy Prime Minister has made key sustainability announcements - these include a new requirement for businesses on the London Stock Exchange to report GHG emissions, and support for tens of millions of people who rely on forests for their livelihood.
  7. Businesses on the London Stock Exchange will have to report GHG emissions from April 2013: bit.ly/MvSi6h. #Rio+20
  8. NEWS: Britain will help tens of millions of the poorest people who rely on forests for food & fuel: ht.ly/bHz4N #RioPlus20 #UKaid
  9. Nick Clegg: It's vital we protect forests. 1.2Bn poor people depend on them for food, fuel & more ht.ly/bHBlk @DPMOffice #RioPlus20
  10. He also made a speech at the Natural Capital Summit.
  11. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Caroline Spelman on way to Natural Capital Summit with @WorldBank #rioplus20
  12. And traded football shirts with Brazilian football legend Carlos Alberto Torres at the Maracana Stadium in Rio.
  13. Nick Clegg anuncia, apos um ano, a extensão do projeto Premier Skills para mais duas comunidades. #sport #GREATbritain http://pic.twitter.com/tKz20sam
  14. Watch the live webcast from Rio+20 here.

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