Australian business, environmental and industry groups join global call for long term commitment and certainty on climate policy and action Organizations working with the world’s most influential businesses and investors today have been heartened by news out of Australia that an unprecedented alliance of Australian business and industry groups have joined with NGOs to urge […]
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Letter calling for ambitious climate policy from We Mean Business coalition lands at G7
Right now, negotiators are hard at work in Bonn, Germany, developing a global climate agreement to begin in 2020. But what do we do until 2020? “Workstream 2,” which operates parallel to the development of the long-term climate agreement, prioritizes pre-2020 action. And a big opportunity for business action via Workstream 2 is investment in […]
Today, the We Mean Business coalition sent a letter to the G7 leaders ahead of this weekend’s meeting at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria. Our letter calls for G7 leaders to “endorse a global objective of net zero greenhouse gas emissions well before the end of the century in the Paris agreement.”
Business must take a role in this crucial year of climate talks – it’s not only a moral argument, but a way to drive growth.