Entrepreneurs Call To Climate Action and COP21

The document is a call to action by cleantech entrepreneurs and supporting organisations directed at COP21. It argues that viable solutions for decarbonisation already exist but are hindered by policy influence and capital allocation favouring the fossil fuel industry. The signatories demand a global shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050, the redirection of finance away from fossil fuels, and the implementation of science-based targets and carbon pricing.

• Cleantech entrepreneurs assert that they already possess the necessary solutions to provide essential services—including shelter, mobility, food, water, heating, and materials—powered by renewable energy and circular economy models.
• The growth of cleantech businesses is currently obstructed by the disproportionate policy influence and capital allocation enjoyed by the fossil fuel industry, which the authors argue creates a barrier for solution providers.
• The signatories call for COP21 to establish a global transition to 100% renewable energy and efficiency by 2050, while aiming for a carbon budget of 400-1000 GtCO2 from 2011 to maintain a chance of staying below 2°C and potentially 1.5°C of warming.
• The statement demands a systemic shift in finance, specifically calling for developed countries to meet the promised $100 billion per year in climate finance by 2020 and for governments to phase out public funding for fossil fuels.
• The authors urge governments to implement science-based targets and policy instruments, such as carbon pricing, while ending subsidies for fossil fuels and their emissions.

APA

Jaju, P., Lindergren, P., De Vries, D., Lu, L., Hellberg, M., Needham, P., Bohman, K., Li, Z., Wadström, P., Chakraborty, M., Andersson, D., Hillberg, S., du Preez, N., Wickman, P., Byström, J., Hao, B., Lindgren, A., Drew, D., Karlsson, H., ... Luongo, A. (2015). Entrepreneurs Call To Climate Action and COP21. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-supports-entrepreneurs-call-to-climate-action/

Chicago

Jaju, Piyush, Patrik Lindergren, Devin De Vries, Luke Lu, Mårten Hellberg, Paul Needham, Karl Bohman, et al. Entrepreneurs Call To Climate Action and COP21. We Mean Business Coalition, 2015. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-supports-entrepreneurs-call-to-climate-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jaju2015entrepreneurs, author = {Jaju, Piyush and Lindergren, Patrik and De Vries, Devin and Lu, Luke and Hellberg, Mårten and Needham, Paul and Bohman, Karl and Li, Zhongze and Wadström, Petra and Chakraborty, Mainak and Andersson, David and Hillberg, Staffan and du Preez, Neil and Wickman, Per and Byström, Joakim and Hao, Budong and Lindgren, Anders and Drew, David and Karlsson, Henrik and Hou, Shengyue and Berglöf, Klas and Soni, Harit and Löfberg, Per and Bengtsson, Svante and Luo, Yun and Siverklev, Johan and Gu, Ming and Thirumalai, Bhoo and Bhatewara, Abhishek and Bergsten, Pär and Hagström, Daniel and Bhutoria, Umesh and Shenoy, Arun and Jansson, Anders and Sohier, Laurent and Forngren, Tobias and Atkinson, Greg and Svärd, Tomas and Möller, Patrik and Egginton, Paul and Madsen, Bo Eskerod and Vuorinen, Kari and Gullfot, Fredrika and Kulvik, Arttur and Gravdahl, Arne R. and Karles, Jonas and Hansen, Svend Brandstrup and Holmoey, Vidar and Luthman, Niclas and Domínguez, Gerardo and Kennedy, Danny and Pennanen, Pasi and Østergård, Anders L. and de Bordes, Arine van Walré and Woods, Jim and Stenlund, Peik and Luongo, Andres}, title = {{Entrepreneurs Call To Climate Action and COP21}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-mean-business-supports-entrepreneurs-call-to-climate-action/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }