Fwd: Change of Venue: Invitation to the British High Commission's Distinguished Visitor's Lecture by Ambassador John Ashton
Wilson Ang
Another talk really worth going. If interested, please email me so I can consolidate and email to them.
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From: <Shobana...@fco.gov.uk>
Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Subject: Change of Venue: Invitation to the British High Commission's Distinguished Visitor's Lecture by Ambassador John Ashton
To: shobana...@climateasia.org, Kim.W...@fco.gov.uk
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to (re-)invite you to a talk on Friday by the Foreign Secretary’s voice on climate change, Special Representative John Ashton, the venue for which has now been changed.
Ambassador Ashton is an engaging, eloquent and expert speaker who has been involved in climate change negotiations for many years. He is the most senior climate change representative of the British Government to visit Singapore in several years and would be worth meeting.
Amb Ashton has expressly stated he would like to hear from the audience, and to share views, rather than simply put forth the UK view, and we look forward to wrapping up this insightful session with a lively discussion. His impressive bio is attached and an outline of his talk follows.
We hope to see you this Friday.
Please note that the venue of the talk is now Eden Hall. For security reasons, the address will be sent only to those who’ve registered for the talk.
Yours sincerely,
Shobana Kesava
Director, Climate Change Policy
British High Commission Singapore
Dear Sir/Madam,
The British High Commission
is delighted to invite you to a Distinguished Visitor’s Lecture
on "Green Growth and the Global Economy"
by the UK’s Special Representative for Climate Change
Ambassador John Ashton
Date: Friday, Mar 25, 2011
Time: 8.30am – 10am
(Registrations begin at 8am, in order for the talk to begin at 8.30am.)
Venue: Eden Hall (Parking will be available outside the residence)
Security: Only registered guests will be allowed entry.
Dress code: Office attire
RSVP by return of email by Wed, Mar 23 to kim.w...@fco.gov.uk
Outline of Presentation: Prosperity and security lie at the heart of British foreign policy. Action on climate change underpins these core interests, with the British Coalition Government committed to being the UK’s greenest ever. The UK can only achieve its goals on climate and on growth by making the low carbon economy central to its own growth story.
The transition to a low carbon economy represents a real opportunity for businesses and governments. Global low carbon and environmental goods and services were valued at about £3.2 trillion in 2008/09. The sector is forecast to grow by around 4% per year over the next five years. Businesses can drive greater efficiencies and create wealth, while cutting carbon emissions by developing or investing in innovative technologies. Governments alone cannot fund the investment required in new low carbon infrastructure. So legislators need to create the right policy frameworks to encourage market investors.
John Ashton, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague’s Special Representative for Climate Change, is in Singapore to discuss the shift to low carbon growth in East Asia, and how Britain’s diplomatic network across Asia can project a stronger low carbon impulse back into the UK and Europe. He will also provide potential investors a view of UK policy debates on Green Growth, Trade and Investment and the Green Investment Bank. He would be keen to engage in discussion with Singaporeans at the lecture, in particular to hear their perspective of the issues driving low carbon investment decisions.
Shobana Kesava | Director, Climate Change Policy Singapore | British High Commission Singapore | 100 Tanglin Road | Singapore 247919 | Email: shobana...@fco.gsi.gov.uk | Alternate email: shobana...@climateasia.org | Visit our blogs at http://blogs.fco.gov.uk | Help save paper - do you need to print this email?
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Dianne Goh
Sorry I cant make it, i have class!
> Hi Wilson
>
> Please put me in the list.
>
> Thank you.
>
> On 22 March 2011 10:48, Wilson Ang <wilso...@eco-singapore.org> wrote:
>
>> Team,
>>
>> Another talk really worth going. If interested, please email me so I can
>> consolidate and email to them.
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>> venue for which has now been changed*.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ambassador Ashton is an engaging, eloquent and expert speaker who has been
>> involved in climate change negotiations for many years. He is the most
>> senior climate change representative of the British Government to visit
>> Singapore in several years and would be worth meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> Amb Ashton has expressly stated he would like to hear from the audience,
>> and to share views, rather than simply put forth the UK view, and we look
>> forward to wrapping up this insightful session with a lively discussion. His
>> impressive bio is attached and an outline of his talk follows.
>>
>>
>>
>> We hope to see you this Friday.
>>
>>
>>
>> reasons, the address will be sent only to those who’ve registered for the
>> talk.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>> Shobana Kesava
>>
>> Director, Climate Change Policy
>>
>> British High Commission Singapore
>>
>>
>> * *
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Sir/Madam,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *The British High Commission *
>>
>>
>>
>> is delighted to invite you to a Distinguished Visitor’s Lecture
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> by the UK’s Special Representative for Climate Change
>>
>> Ambassador John Ashton
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Friday, Mar 25, 2011
>>
>> Time: 8.30am – 10am
>>
>> (Registrations begin at 8am, in order for the talk to begin at 8.30am.)
>>
>> Venue: Eden Hall (Parking will be available outside the residence)
>>
>> Security: Only registered guests will be allowed entry.
>>
>> Dress code: Office attire
>>
>>
>> *RSVP by return of email by Wed, Mar 23 to kim.w...@fco.gov.uk*
>>
>> * *
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Outline of Presentation: * Prosperity and security lie at the heart of