Action for Climate Change Doubles for Business Coalition

Breaking news from Environmental Defense:  12 major companies including General Motors, Shell, and AIG joined the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) to combat climate change. 

The addition of General Motors is seen by many observers as particularly significant, because trucks and automobiles account for roughly 20% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of this announcement, these companies pledge to support national legislation to reduce America's global warming pollution by 60-80% by 2050.

With today's additions, the number of companies in USCAP more than doubles to 22. Together, these companies represent $1.67 trillion in annual revenues and employ more than two million people in all 50 states.

Congratulations to Environmental Defense, as they played a major role in founding the USCAP and in their fight against global warming. 

Here's a list of the current corporations now part of the USCAP:  (bold denotes a new member):

• Alcan
• American International Group
• Boston Scientific
• ConocoPhillips
• Deere & Co.
• Dow Chemical Co.
• General Motors Corp.
• Johnson & Johnson
• Marsh Inc.
• PepsiCo
• Shell
• Siemens Corp.
• Alcoa
• BP America
• Caterpillar
• Duke Energy
• DuPont
• Florida Power & Light
• General Electric
• Lehman Brothers
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• PNM Resources