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Read more at: Climate experts’ report must spur urgent action, say CLG business leaders
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Climate experts’ report must spur urgent action, say CLG business leaders

27 September 2013 – Business leaders from across the EU are urging immediate action from governments, businesses and society to reduce carbon emissions and increase resilience in response to the first part of the 5th report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released today.


Read more at: CLG members make business voice heard in response to IPCC report

CLG members make business voice heard in response to IPCC report

01 October 2013 – Members of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) have been responding to the IPCC report since its release on 27 September, urging government and business into action to reduce carbon emissions and increase resilience.


Read more at: Polish Business & Science Climate Coalition

Polish Business & Science Climate Coalition

01 October 2014 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), with the support of the European Climate Foundation, has initiated the Polish Business & Science Climate Coalition, a coalition of companies and academic institutes. The aim of this initiative is to work together to enhance existing activities and discussions around the reduction of CO2 emissions in Poland and explore possible areas for collaboration in preparation for COP 19 and beyond.


Read more at: Corporate Leaders Welcome Green Growth Initiative

Corporate Leaders Welcome Green Growth Initiative

28 October 2013 – Today, business leaders from The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group joined European Ministers responsible for energy and climate change in Brussels for the European Green Growth Summit.


Read more at: CLG meeting with UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey

CLG meeting with UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey

13 January 2014 – On 13 January 2013 The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) had a positive meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey. The group expressed their support for the UK retaining its current level of ambition on climate change, and continuing to show leadership in the EU and internationally.


Read more at: Business leaders urge Europe to keep up ambition on climate
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Business leaders urge Europe to keep up ambition on climate

22 January 2014 – A group of leading businesses including Unilever, Skanska, BT, Acciona, Shell, Philips, Lloyds, and Kingfisher today welcomed the European Commission's White Paper on its 2030 Climate and Energy package, which proposes a target of 40% domestic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but warned that current proposals must not be watered down any further.


Read more at: UK Prime Minister supports The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group's call for EU-China relationship to focus on green growth

UK Prime Minister supports The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group's call for EU-China relationship to focus on green growth

26 February 2014 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, together with the Aldersgate Group and E3G wrote to the Prime Minister in November 2013 calling for ambitious initiatives on green growth to be put at the heart of EU-China discussions.


Read more at: Corporate Leaders Group members warn that climate change will increase the frequency of UK flooding

Corporate Leaders Group members warn that climate change will increase the frequency of UK flooding

27 February 2014 – Members of the Corporate Leaders Group and ClimateWise signed the Aldersgate Group co-ordinated letter to the Financial Times warning of an increased frequency in UK flooding due to climate change.


Read more at: Business representatives from the CLG and Green Growth Platform meet with Members of the European Parliament

Business representatives from the CLG and Green Growth Platform meet with Members of the European Parliament

3 December 2014 – The representatives met the MEPs in the European Parliament to make the case for a low carbon economy as MEPs settle into their new five-year mandate. The businesses, including 3M, BT, Doosan Power, EDF Energy, Ikea, Novozymes, Shell and Unilever, enjoyed a dynamic conversation with a cross-party selection of MEPs who congratulated the cross-sectoral group for coming forward with sound evidence.


Read more at: UK Chief Executives urge PM to end uncertainty over carbon budget

UK Chief Executives urge PM to end uncertainty over carbon budget

06 March 2014 – Senior leaders of major companies including Shell, Unilever, BT, EDF Energy, Kingfisher, Anglian Water, and Lloyds Banking Group have written to David Cameron urging him to follow the advice of the Committee on Climate Change and maintain the UK’s fourth carbon budget at its current level.