Lord Deben confirmed as Climate Committee chairman
John Gummer replaces Lord Turner as head of government's climate advisors and backs green growth as "essential" to economic recovery
John Gummer has today been confirmed as the new chairman of the government's climate change advisory body, two months after being confirmed as the preferred candidate for the post. The former environment...
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