Companies Urge Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Lobby for Climate Policy
Sustainability is good for business, which is why our company has set net-zero targets, developed climate transition plans, and disclosed our emissions. While we are focused on our internal operations, we also recognize that decarbonizing the economy at scale will require public policy.
Since 2022, the Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce used their influence to block the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rules, fight against pollution standards, oppose EPA power plant regulations, and lobby against the clean energy investments in the Inflation Reduction Act. These anti-climate positions are not aligned with ours.
That is why we, the undersigned, are urging the Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce to lobby for – not against – climate policy going forward.
Sign the Statement
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