Business Roundtable, an association of 160 chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, have released a policy statement (PDF) on climate change, acknowledging that climate change poses a serious risk and that the time for action is now.
“The thinking of U.S. CEOs on climate change is evolving significantly,” said Chad Holliday, chairman and CEO, DuPont, and chairman of Business Roundtable’s Environment, Technology and the Economy Task Force. “A growing number of CEOs view it as a major issue for their companies and many of us have called for timely U.S. action.”
The policy statement calls for “collective action that will lead to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on a global basis, with the goal of slowing increases in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and ultimately stabilizing them at levels that will address the risks of climate change.”
According to the statement, Roundtable members agree that:
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