Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister Caroline Flint MP was in Cambridge on Wednesday November 19th. She was invited by Cambridge Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate Daniel Zeichner and met key local figures in the renewable energy sector at a meetinghosted by Cambridge Cleantech at it’s Future Business Centre.

Mr Zeichner says that he is delighted that the Shadow Energy Secretarywass in Cambridge:
“At the Labour Party Conference, Ed Miliband highlighted his plan forgreen jobs to transform the UK economy. Cambridge, and the innovativecleantech sector, will be at the forefront of this push to createhigh-quality, well-paid jobs, while transforming our environment. It’s awin-win approach, but will need the right leadership and rightregulatory framework to make it happen – which is why I’m delighted that 
Caroline is hear to meet the key people.”

Cambridge Cleantech is the members’ organisation supporting the growthof environmental goods and services or “cleantech” companies in GreaterCambridge and across the region. Cambridge Cleantech encourages supplychain opportunities for companies in the sector, enables sharedexperience of innovative growth businesses and provides collectiveservices such as access to finance, government regulatory updates andlinks to international partners. Big names behind the venture include> the David Ball Group Plc, University of Cambridge and ARM.