Monday, September 26, 2011

Christiana Figueres: 'lobbyists for fuels of yesterday have a louder voice'

Progressive companies must be braver if they want to fight climate change amidst a field of timid politicians and powerful fuels lobbyists. Jo Confino reports on Carbon Disclosure Project's Global Forum

A lack of courage and co-ordination is preventing progressive businesses from matching the firepower of energy companies that are investing heavily to sow the seeds of doubt about climate change and prevent timid politicians from introducing tougher regulation.

This was one of the conclusions from a debate hosted this week on the Guardian Sustainable Business website between business leaders from across the world under the auspices of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

See full Article.