As the UK readies for the upcoming COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November, the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change urge government to deliver ambitious net zero strategy
Some of the UK’s most high-profile businesses, including household names such as Tesco, EDF, Unilever, and Coca-Cola, will today call on the government to “accelerate” efforts to tackle the climate crisis and build a net zero emission economy.
In the run up to this year’s UN Climate Summit – which will be hosted in Glasgow in November – members of the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group have released a new briefing paper urging the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “show strong climate leadership with a clear strategy championed from the top of government”.
Titled Acting Together: How the UK can accelerate action to deliver a thriving net zero economy that works for all, the paper argues that 2020 marks a pivotal moment for the UK green economy and environment.
Corporate Leaders Group: ‘Prompted by the Paris Agreement and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a faster pace, governments across the world are reviewing their initial ambitions, and looking at what is required to deliver on the goal of ‘net zero’ emissions. Achieving this goal requires further discussion, with every sector and region involved. Business has a unique and crucial role to play, and as public debates gather momentum at national, European and international levels, businesses will be expected to change their operations in order to deliver on this vision.
The Corporate Leaders Groups are calling on governments to set net zero goals in line with the Paris Agreement, and are working to lead their business peers to work with governments on what a net zero economy could look like.Acting Together: How the UK can accelerate action to deliver a thriving net zero economy that works for all
9 March 2020 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group has published a briefing outlining a set of leadership priorities for the UK Government, which aim to engage all parts of society in taking action in response to climate change.’