Ed Davey Ecobuild Speech - in full

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"Our shared ambition is to build one of the least wasteful, most energy efficient, most climate friendly societies in the developed world"

It's great to be back here at Ecobuild helping you celebrate your 10 year anniversary. This exhibition is now the world's largest sustainability show for the built environment. As Paul King wrote...

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