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CEO Climate Policy Recommendations to G8 Leaders
The CEO Climate Policy Recommendations to G8 Leaders were handed to Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan and the current G8 President, by Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, on behalf of the 91 Chairmen and CEOs who have endorsed the policy.
World Business Council on Sustainable Development
Facilitated by the World Economic Forum and World Business Council on Sustainable Development, the recommendations are intended to inform G8 leaders' climate change discussions at the Hokkaido-Toyako summit this July.
The recommendations urge governments to adopt a more rapid strategy to bring about a low-carbon world economy. They call on absolute cuts in the greenhouse gas emissions, as well as asking business communities to develop a pragmatic strategy of cost-effective, medium-term carbon abatement opportunities.
DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf said
'DP World 's support of the recommendations emphasises our strong commitment to contribute to the fight against climate change and minimise our impact on the environment, now and into the future. The statement provides an effective guideline for addressing this increasingly important issue at a global level.'
The endorsing group of CEOs is unprecedented in terms of their economic significance, and geographical diversity, representing virtually every sector of the world economy including aviation, automotive, chemicals, energy, engineering and construction, finance, food and drink, mining and metals, logistics and transport, and many other sectors. DP World is the only global terminal operator to endorse the recommendations.
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
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