With the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Coinciding with the ‘Hard Rain’ exhibition on display from 19 May, MPs from the Environmental Audit Committee will host an open discussion on the Rio+20 agenda, based on presentations giving the perspectives of faith groups, the media and arts, sport, business, communities and young people. The Committee have produced an initial report on Rio+20, and the discussion will help set the scene for their follow-on inquiry from 20 – 22 June 2012. All are welcome- Those taking part in the panel will include: Rt Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons. Mark Edwards, the Hard Rain project. Flávio Marega, Minister-Counsellor at Brazilian embassy in London. Leo Johnson, presenter of BBC ‘World Challenge’ and co-founder of Sustainable Finance, now part of PwC. Claire Foster-Gilbert, formerly National Policy Advisor on Environmental Issues to the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England. Martin Haigh, the Environmental Sustainability Task Group at St Martins. Leah Parsons, GirlguidingUK and winner of ‘most inspirational young person’ at Climate Week 2012. Prof Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science at University College London.
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