WRI Statement on CLC Separation from Exxon

The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomed the decision of the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) to separate from Exxon. WRI emphasized that carbon pricing is essential for an effective climate response and called on CLC member companies to ensure their lobbying and political spending align with their public climate commitments. Additionally, WRI urged these companies to support carbon pricing within the upcoming reconciliation package and future legislation due to the urgency of the climate crisis.

• WRI supports the use of carbon pricing as a fundamental element of a fair and efficient policy to address the climate crisis.
• WRI calls for companies to ensure their lobbying, trade association participation, and political spending are consistent with their public climate change statements.
• WRI advocates for CLC companies to support carbon pricing in future legislation and the forthcoming reconciliation package, citing the urgency of the climate crisis.

APA

Dasgupta, A. (2021). WRI Statement on CLC Separation from Exxon. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-clc-separation-exxon

Chicago

Dasgupta, Ani. WRI Statement on CLC Separation from Exxon. World Resources Institute, 2021. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-clc-separation-exxon.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{dasgupta2021wri, author = {Dasgupta, Ani}, title = {{WRI Statement on CLC Separation from Exxon}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-clc-separation-exxon}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }