• 52 companies join a World Economic Forum Task Force that links green stimulus to climate negotiations
• All sectors involved; airlines, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, technology, finance and investment
• 32 world thought leaders, expert NGOs and organizations also join, including Nicholas Stern, Bjorn Stigson/WBCSD, Achim Steiner/UNEP, Tim Wirth/United Nations Foundation, Angel Gurría/OECD
• Recommendations for ready-to-implement “low-carbon projects” to be delivered to UN Secretary-General in September
• Open Letter sent to Gordon Brown, cc G20 leaders and UN Secretary-General attending London Summit, asking for G20 government officials to join in: http://www.weforum.org/climate
Responding to an invitation made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 52 companies have joined forces with 32 experts and organizations to create an unprecedented low-carbon prosperity Task Force. The Task Force, presented today at a press conference in London, will work with government and UN officials to develop a set of practical projects and policy proposals around the world, which will significantly stimulate the low-carbon economy from 2010 onward. An open letter was sent today to Prime Minister Brown, setting out the Task Force’s suggested agenda for the coming months.
See full Press Release.
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