Obama gets climate change deal assist from Google, Coca-Cola and Walmart
Source; The Guardian and agencies
Obama gets climate change deal assist from Google, Coca-Cola and Walmart
Agencies in Washington
Monday 19 October 2015 20.29 BST
President Obama met with executives at a roundtable at the White House on Monday, as part of his efforts to enlist corporate America in the push for an international climate change agreement.
White House officials said 81 companies have signed on to the American Business Act on Climate pledge, an addition of 68 since the White House unveiled the pledge in June.
“The perception is that this is an environmental issue, it’s for tree huggers, and hardheaded business people either don’t care about it, or see it as a conflict with their bottom lines,” Obama said.
“Considerations of climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energies are not only not contradictory to their bottom lines, but for these companies they are discovering that they can enhance their bottom lines.”
By signing on, the companies promise to advocate for a strong climate deal ahead of final negotiations in Paris next month. They also agree to take steps to reduce their own carbon emissions.
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