HISTORIC PRESS RELEASE : Businesses back push for Copenhagen deal [December 2009]
The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 3 December 2009.
Hundreds of leading UK and international companies have joined the Prime Minister in calling for a fair and ambitious deal at the Copenhagen climate change conference.
The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change presented Gordon Brown with a communiqué endorsed by more than 850 companies which sets out the business case for strong UN climate deal.
The presentation took place at an event at Downing Street to highlight and celebrate UK businesses providing low carbon products and services.
The PM said:
“We are committed to securing a comprehensive and ambitious agreement in Copenhagen; an agreement which must mark the decisive global shift towards combating climate change, and I welcome this unprecedented support from business to achieve this. Our common purpose is our greatest strength as we push for a binding agreement on climate change.
“Our transition to a low carbon economy will be a key driver of our future economic prosperity. UK companies are at the forefront of this transformation, their innovation and expertise demonstrates why this is one of best places in the world for low carbon business.”
On Thursday evening, he met representatives of more than 100 businesses – including a large number of SMEs – who have embraced the low carbon economy, working in sectors ranging from renewables to IT.
The Corporate Leaders Group includes companies such as John Lewis, Vodafone and Lloyds Banking Group, and businesses in more than 50 countries have already signed the communiqué.
