20 October 2009 | Luca Del Buono
Climate Change, North America

 

The chief executives of the top 120 U.S. companies are publicly admitting that humans are the cause of climate change and are in talks as to what improvements can be made to prevent any further damage to the enviroment.

In North Carolina yesterday, PG&E Chief Executive Officer Peter Darbee in an interview said, "No one among the group was arguing the science of climate change," said Darbee.

"That debate, at least in that forum, appears to be over. The discussion was really about, 'climate change is happening, it is a challenge of vast proportions and it will require an effort on the part of mankind to respond to this challenge.'"

Darbee went on to say that CEOs do not carry as much power as many believe, their ideas and propositions are often stunted by government regulation.

"The greatest challenge we face getting our business done is the unintentional gauntlet of government regulation," he said. "What renewable energy developers have to go through -- the hoops and hoops and hoops."

Click here for Reuters article

 

Author: Caitlin Martinez

Photo: openDemocracy

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