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| − | The roundtable was a group of 23 transnational corporations promoting market based solutions to climate change such as emissions trading schemes. It was formed at the 2005 World Economic Forum in the run up to the G8 negotiations, it overlapped with and appears to have been subsequently merged into the [[Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change]]. <ref>WEF Climate Change Initiatives "[www.weforum.org/pdf/g8_climatechange.pdf World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable]" Accessed 09/11/09</ref> | + | The roundtable was a group of 23 transnational corporations promoting market based solutions to climate change such as emissions trading schemes. It was formed at the 2005 World Economic Forum in the run up to the G8 negotiations, it overlapped with and appears to have been subsequently merged into the [[Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change]]. <ref>WEF Climate Change Initiatives "[http://www.weforum.org/pdf/g8_climatechange.pdf World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable]" Accessed 09/11/09</ref> |
The 23 members comprised the oil and gas, chemicals, aviation, automotive and mining and metals industries. These sectors stand to lose considerably from strong climate policies. | The 23 members comprised the oil and gas, chemicals, aviation, automotive and mining and metals industries. These sectors stand to lose considerably from strong climate policies. | ||
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*[[Toyota]], [[Katsuhiro Nakagawa]], Vice Chairman | *[[Toyota]], [[Katsuhiro Nakagawa]], Vice Chairman | ||
*[[Vattenfall]], [[Lars Josefsson]], President and CEO | *[[Vattenfall]], [[Lars Josefsson]], President and CEO | ||
| − | *[[Volkswagen]], [[Bernd Pischetsrieder]],Chairman of the Board of Management <ref>WEF Climate Change Initiatives "[www.weforum.org/pdf/g8_climatechange.pdf World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable]" Accessed 09/11/09</ref> | + | *[[Volkswagen]], [[Bernd Pischetsrieder]],Chairman of the Board of Management <ref>WEF Climate Change Initiatives "[http://www.weforum.org/pdf/g8_climatechange.pdf World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable]" Accessed 09/11/09</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:39, 9 November 2009
The roundtable was a group of 23 transnational corporations promoting market based solutions to climate change such as emissions trading schemes. It was formed at the 2005 World Economic Forum in the run up to the G8 negotiations, it overlapped with and appears to have been subsequently merged into the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change. [1]
The 23 members comprised the oil and gas, chemicals, aviation, automotive and mining and metals industries. These sectors stand to lose considerably from strong climate policies.
Members
- ABB, Fred Kindle, CEO
- Alcan, Travis Engen, President and CEO
- BP, John Browne, Group Chief Executive
- British Airways, Martin Broughton, Chairman
- BT, Ben Verwaayen, CEO
- Cinergy, James E. Rogers, Chairman,President & CEO
- CiscoSystems, Robert Lloyd, President, Operations, Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Deloitte, John Connolly, CEO, UKand Global Managing Director, Deloitte, Touche Tohmatsu
- Deutsche Bank, Tessen von Heydebreck, Member of the Board of Managing Directors
- E.ON, Burckhard Bergmann, Member Executive Boardof E.ON, CEO of E.ON Ruhrgas
- EADS, François Auque, Head of Space Division
- EDF, Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman and CEO
- Eskom, Reuel J. Khoza, Non-Executive Chairman
- Ford, William Clay Ford, Chairman and CEO
- HP, Mark Hurd, President and CEO
- HSBC, Sir John Bond, Group Chairman
- Petrobras, Jose Eduardo de Barros Dutra, President and CEO
- RAO UESR, Anatoly B. Chubais, CEO
- Rio Tinto, Paul Skinner, Chairman
- Siemens, Klaus Kleinfeld, President and CEO
- Swiss Re, Jacques Aigrain, Deputy CEO
- Toyota, Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Vice Chairman
- Vattenfall, Lars Josefsson, President and CEO
- Volkswagen, Bernd Pischetsrieder,Chairman of the Board of Management [2]
Notes
- ↑ WEF Climate Change Initiatives "World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable" Accessed 09/11/09
- ↑ WEF Climate Change Initiatives "World Economic Forum Climate change roundtable" Accessed 09/11/09
