No matter what Trump to the Paris climate protection-says the contract, large U.S. corporations have already decided: Higher climate targets are better – even for business. Even energy giants like Exxon Mobil, a swivel on the line.
Two-thirds of the US citizens want, according to polls, that your country holds on the Paris climate protection agreement. But ur major American companies such as Coca-Cola, General Electric or Chevron argue in the meantime, in a similar way. Otherwise, the new Stars such as Apple or Tesla. The charismatic CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, announced, meanwhile, that he will give up his Advisory function for US President Trump, if the going to get out of the Paris climate agreement. It should come to this, he had “no choice,” said the multi-billionaire on Wednesday via Twitter.
“The companies will intensify their efforts for the climate, regardless of the Strand decision, because you will save money, your risks reduced, and, most importantly, there are huge market opportunities,” says Kevin Moss by the World Resources Institute in Washington.
Market opportunities through climate protection
So Coca-Cola and energy giant General Electric have already announced to their consumption of CO2 by 2020, to 25 percent, or 20 percent. “We believe that climate change is a reality, and supported by science,” explained the head of the technology group, General Electric, Jeff Immelt, the Position of his company: “Our customers, our partners and the countries require technologies that generate electricity and the emission of pollutants, reduce, i.e. improve energy efficiency and reduce costs,” says Immelt.
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US President, Trump fears, however, that the obligations of the agreement, the U.S.-damage to the economy. In the election campaign he had made against the Paris agreement and, more generally, human-made climate change questioned. Since his election victory, he expressed, however, are more cautious.
Among those who questioned the scientific evidence for man-made climate change into question, for a long time, the US Oil company ExxonMobil. Today, the group is one of the many U.S. companies that advocate for the whereabouts of the United States in the Paris agreement, with the majority decisions of its shareholders.
ExxonMobil shareholders for Paris
According to the will of its shareholders, the group aims to align the business plans, in the future more climate protection goals. The action Assembly of the Oil and natural gas producer, passed on Wednesday in Texas, Dallas, with the majority of 62.3 percent, a decision. The vote was a defeat for the management of the company, which had in vain argued that the climate protection already taken into account sufficiently. That the top of the company failed with their arguments, was a great success for environmental organizations, which are demanding since years that ExxonMobil drives its investments in the Oil production back, and increasingly in renewable energy invested. Environmental activists under the shareholders were now able to draw, apparently, the mighty US investment funds Blackrock and Vanguard on your side. They are the biggest shareholders in ExxonMobil.
ExxonMobil had revised its attitude to climate protection for a number of years. Trump’s foreign Minister, Rex Tillerson was in charge of the group for more than a decade, and he was apparently now within the government to ensure that the United States remain to the Paris climate Treaty faithfully. The Executive Committee is not bound by the vote of the shareholders. Company Director, Darren Woods, however, said that the group will now review in the light of the shareholders ‘decision, his plans once again carefully””.
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The computer company Apple, its Image under, is a step further and stresses that all of its activities in the United States were completely under the use of renewable energies. The production of Apple devices, however, takes place largely in Asia. Also a company that is not eco-friendly positions are known, such as the agricultural giant Monsanto has left to the AFP news Agency tell, you stand by it, “to help farmers become more resilient to climate change and to mitigate it”.
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Economists expect to have a Trump and the opponents of climate protection policy in the White house for months that Adhere to the Paris agreement is economically sensible. “If we don’t make it, a economy, and little carbon is consumed, then the sets of the prosperity in America at risk,” – said in a letter to the President, signed by the heads of 600 U.S. companies – including companies such as the cosmetics company Johnson&Johnson or the Jeans-manufacturer Levi Strauss.
The United States as the second-largest greenhouse gas producer after China with a phase-out of the climate agreement, in addition to Syria and Nicaragua, the only country outside of the Paris agreement of 2015. Behind it, around 200 States. The aim is to limit global warming to well below two degrees compared to pre-industrial times. The climate protection also should be part of the decision of the 20 most influential countries in the world (G20), meeting in Hamburg in July.
ar/hb (dpa, rtr, afp)