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Is change on the horizon? General Motors urges Obama and Congress to unite on climate change [View all]
General Motors urges Obama and Congress to unite on climate change
Auto giant adds signature to Climate Declaration, which calls on government to pass climate laws that would help economy
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 1 May 2013 15.14 EDT
General Motors called on Barack Obama and Congress to work together on climate change on Wednesday, saying the effort would be good for business.
GM, which makes the plug-in Chevy Volt, was the first of the big three car makers to sign on to a new push from the business world for greater action on global warming from Washington, the Climate Declaration.
"We want to be a change agent in the auto industry," Mike Robinson, GM vice-president of sustainability and global regulatory affairs, said in a statement.
The declaration, now endorsed by 40 companies, was launched in Washington last month with the aim of capitalising on public concern about climate change after Hurricane Sandy and Obama's re-election in the hope of pushing a climate law through Congress.
More than half of Americans now blame climate change for the extreme weather...
Auto giant adds signature to Climate Declaration, which calls on government to pass climate laws that would help economy
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 1 May 2013 15.14 EDT
General Motors called on Barack Obama and Congress to work together on climate change on Wednesday, saying the effort would be good for business.
GM, which makes the plug-in Chevy Volt, was the first of the big three car makers to sign on to a new push from the business world for greater action on global warming from Washington, the Climate Declaration.
"We want to be a change agent in the auto industry," Mike Robinson, GM vice-president of sustainability and global regulatory affairs, said in a statement.
The declaration, now endorsed by 40 companies, was launched in Washington last month with the aim of capitalising on public concern about climate change after Hurricane Sandy and Obama's re-election in the hope of pushing a climate law through Congress.
More than half of Americans now blame climate change for the extreme weather...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/01/gm-obama-congress-climate-
When the new system creates more winners than the fading system, real change becomes possible.
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