Major companies and investors on Monday appealed for "decisive action" by representatives of 187 countries attending United Nations climate talks in Poland.
Climate negotiators are gathered for Dec. 1-12 talks in the western city of Poznan, at a meeting meant to push for a agreement on a new climate treaty by next December in Copenhagen to replace or extend the Kyoto Protocol after 2012.
"At the Poznan meeting, we urge countries to agree on a plan of action for the final year of negotiations," read a text from the business leaders of over 140 global companies, drafted by the UK-based Corporate Leaders' Group on Climate Change (CLG).
Those companies included Ebay, Sun Microsystems Inc, BP, and Unilever. For the full statement double-click on www.poznancommunique.com
Climate policies such as carbon trading or carbon taxes affect companies' fuel bills and long term investment choices between different energy sources.
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