Open letter from CEOs to world leaders urging climate action

A group of 79 CEOs from 20 economic sectors, representing companies with operations in over 150 countries, issued an open letter calling for bold government action at COP21. The CEOs commit to reducing their own greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate risks, while advocating for carbon pricing, science-based targets, and increased transparency in energy-related financial disclosures to accelerate the global shift to a low-carbon economy.

• A coalition of 79 CEOs from 20 economic sectors, whose companies generated over $2.1 trillion in revenue in 2014 and operate in more than 150 countries and territories, asserts that the private sector must actively participate in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a climate-resilient economy.
• The signatory CEOs urge world leaders at COP21 to establish an ambitious climate agreement aligned with the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, specifically aiming to keep the global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius.
• The CEOs advocate for the implementation of explicit or implicit carbon pricing through market mechanisms or legislation to drive low-carbon investment and change emission patterns.
• The coalition calls for a strategic action agenda featuring robust monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), the scaling of renewable energy and energy efficiency, the end of deforestation, and the use of ICT as a low-carbon technology.
• The CEOs commit to voluntary actions to reduce their carbon footprints, incorporating climate risks into corporate decision-making, and acting as ambassadors for climate action by stating that "the science debate is over: climate change is real and addressable".

APA

Leaders, A. O. C. C. (2015). Open letter from CEOs to world leaders urging climate action. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/open-letter-from-ceos-to-world-leaders-urging-climate-action/

Chicago

Leaders, Alliance of CEO Climate. Open letter from CEOs to world leaders urging climate action. World Economic Forum, 2015. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/open-letter-from-ceos-to-world-leaders-urging-climate-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{leaders2015open, author = {Leaders, Alliance of CEO Climate}, title = {{Open letter from CEOs to world leaders urging climate action}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/open-letter-from-ceos-to-world-leaders-urging-climate-action/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }