Carmakers pledge support for Bali climate talks
The chief executives of 13 automobile companies pledged their support for UN climate talks in Bali, Indonesia, in a letter published in the Financial Times on Monday.
By Agencies |
LONDON: The chief executives of 13 automobile companies pledged their support for UN climate talks in Bali, Indonesia, in a letter published in the Financial Times on Monday.
The group called on the 180 governments in negotiations, which will eventually produce a successor to the current phase of the Kyoto protocol when it expires in 2012, to "embrace sound and holistic measures."
"We think it vital that they work towards the kind of comprehensive agreement that our planet needs," they wrote.
"Inevitably any such package, which has to be global in its application, will shape the framework in which our industry alongside many others will make our contributions to carbon reduction."
The chief executives of BMW Group, Porsche, DAF Trucks, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Daimler, Renault, Fiat Group, Scania, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors, Volvo and MAN signed the letter.
They said they were "proud of our achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicles and are ready to build on them in pursuit of still better products."
"Widespread further innovations will be required across all sectors to challenge climate change and we are fully focused to contribute.
"We can say with confidence that the automotive industry will meet the expectations of our customers and the societies in which we operate."
The group called on the 180 governments in negotiations, which will eventually produce a successor to the current phase of the Kyoto protocol when it expires in 2012, to "embrace sound and holistic measures."
"We think it vital that they work towards the kind of comprehensive agreement that our planet needs," they wrote.
"Inevitably any such package, which has to be global in its application, will shape the framework in which our industry alongside many others will make our contributions to carbon reduction."
The chief executives of BMW Group, Porsche, DAF Trucks, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Daimler, Renault, Fiat Group, Scania, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors, Volvo and MAN signed the letter.
They said they were "proud of our achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicles and are ready to build on them in pursuit of still better products."
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"Widespread further innovations will be required across all sectors to challenge climate change and we are fully focused to contribute.
"We can say with confidence that the automotive industry will meet the expectations of our customers and the societies in which we operate."
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