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International leaders, business cut in

-- Adam -- 02/21/2007

Even with the Hill buzzing on the issue, many leaders in the private sector are continuing to be aggressive in promoting better climate-change policy. "Nearly 100 corporations, international organizations and experts agreed to a plan on Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions, calling on governments to act urgently against global warming," Reuters reported. The plan seeks to do, in one respect, what the U.S. government has yet to achieve: significant reductions in the greenhouse gas. "Global Roundtable on Climate Change" participants have yet to settle on how differently limits would be set between rich and developing countries. In a trend becoming increasing more common, several of the companies involved have joined the cause after avoiding or denying the issue in the past. Some of the big names include Volvo, Citigroup, DuPont and AEP. Volvo's president said, "We feel strongly that as an industry we are part of the problem... We are also part of the solution."