Europeans want a law to hold companies accountable on climate

A Global Witness statement calling for the EU to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, supported by polling showing 74% of citizens in ten EU countries want a law requiring companies to reduce emissions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.

• Polling conducted by YouGov across ten EU countries indicates that 74% of European citizens support legislation requiring all companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to maintain a global warming limit of 1.5 degrees.
• The energy sector is identified as the largest contributor to climate change, with European companies involved in 'carbon bomb' projects such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and LNG projects in Mozambique.
• The global fashion industry is responsible for up to 10% of global carbon emissions.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). Europeans want a law to hold companies accountable on climate. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/corporate-accountability/europeans-want-a-law-to-hold-companies-accountable-on-climate/

Chicago

Global Witness. Europeans want a law to hold companies accountable on climate. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/corporate-accountability/europeans-want-a-law-to-hold-companies-accountable-on-climate/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalwitnessndeuropeans, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{Europeans want a law to hold companies accountable on climate}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/corporate-accountability/europeans-want-a-law-to-hold-companies-accountable-on-climate/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }