Environmental Toxins: Industry Leaders Endorse Fight Against Climate Change

Leaders from nearly 100 companies, including representatives from General Electric, Volvo, and Air France called for quick and decisive action on climate change caused by the emission of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide. The companies are endorsing a formal statement as a part of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change to fight for clean energy and against climate change caused by people and businesses.

Industry leaders endorse fight against gas-caused climate change

Jeffrey Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, which created the Global Roundtable, said that climate control "is an issue that requires action now but will not be solved immediately." The joint statement released by the international business community said that "climate change is an urgent problem that requires global action ... in a time frame that minimizes the risk of serious human impact on the Earth's natural systems." Tomas Ericson, president of Volvo Group of North America says that "we feel we are part of the problem, and we feel we need to be part of the solution."