An open letter from business to world leaders: “Be ambitious, and together we can address climate change”

The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, representing businesses across 20 sectors in over 150 countries, calls on world leaders to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. The group reports a 9% reduction in their own emissions since 2015 and advocates for global carbon pricing, shifted financial flows toward low-carbon investments, and improved reporting of climate-related financial risks. They specifically urge governments to implement effective carbon pricing and coherent policies to stimulate low-carbon finance ahead of the 2019 UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit.

• The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders has collectively reduced its emissions by 9% since 2015, based on scope 1 and 2 data from members reporting to CDP.
• The Alliance advocates for several business-led climate strategies, including the use of science-based targets, internal carbon pricing, reducing energy consumption, and transitioning to renewable power.
• The group urges world leaders to implement global carbon pricing mechanisms and policies that redirect financial flows from high-carbon investments toward the low-carbon economy and adaptation investments.
• A January 2017 poll of the Alliance members indicated that a carbon price between $30-50 per tonne is expected to impact the transition to a low-carbon economy.
• The Alliance supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and intends to advocate for better reporting and analysis of financial risks related to climate change.

APA

Leaders, A. O. C. C. (2018). An open letter from business to world leaders: “Be ambitious, and together we can address climate change”. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/alliance-ceos-open-letter-climate-change-action/

Chicago

Leaders, Alliance of CEO Climate. An open letter from business to world leaders: “Be ambitious, and together we can address climate change”. World Economic Forum, 2018. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/alliance-ceos-open-letter-climate-change-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{leaders2018open, author = {Leaders, Alliance of CEO Climate}, title = {{An open letter from business to world leaders: “Be ambitious, and together we can address climate change”}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/alliance-ceos-open-letter-climate-change-action/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }