Chris Huhne CBI speech - in full

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Here, in full, is the Energy and Climate Change Secretary's speech to this year's CBI Climate Summit

It's my pleasure to be here today, and to be part of this distinguished lineup. Richard Lambert and I spent some time together in China last week, and he is a powerful advocate for British business at...

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