Senior business leaders have called for new taxes and regulations to tackle climate change, pledging their support for radical measures to stimulate the development of a low-carbon economy. In a report published today the CBI climate change taskforce says the government's goal of a 60% cut in emissions by 2050 is challenging but can be achieved at a manageable cost - The Financial Times
Gordon Brown will call for an acceleration of nuclear power today in a speech to business leaders designed to show he is focused on the long term and will not buckle in the face of negative deadlines. During his annual address to the Confederation of British Industry, the prime minister will also give his personal endorsement of the third runway project at Heathrow. – The Guardian
Green campaigners welcomed a report from the Confederation of British Industry on what British firms can do to fight global warming, but said there were contradictions between what the report says and the actions of CBI member companies. A taskforce of company chief executives pledges in the report that UK industry will do "what it takes" to tackle climate change and help Britain achieve cuts in carbon dioxide pollution of 60% by 2050. – The Guardian
The CBI is set to use the opening of its annual conference in London today to call for urgent action by businesses, consumers, and government on climate change as the employers' body tries to reposition itself on the issue. Once reluctant for business to take the burden of combating climate change, the CBI will give warning that the Government is likely to miss its target of cutting carbon emissions by 20% by 2020, but could meet a later 2050 target – The Times
Gordon Brown will call for an acceleration of nuclear power today in a speech to business leaders designed to show he is focused on the long term and will not buckle in the face of negative deadlines. During his annual address to the Confederation of British Industry, the prime minister will also give his personal endorsement of the third runway project at Heathrow. – The Guardian
Green campaigners welcomed a report from the Confederation of British Industry on what British firms can do to fight global warming, but said there were contradictions between what the report says and the actions of CBI member companies. A taskforce of company chief executives pledges in the report that UK industry will do "what it takes" to tackle climate change and help Britain achieve cuts in carbon dioxide pollution of 60% by 2050. – The Guardian
The CBI is set to use the opening of its annual conference in London today to call for urgent action by businesses, consumers, and government on climate change as the employers' body tries to reposition itself on the issue. Once reluctant for business to take the burden of combating climate change, the CBI will give warning that the Government is likely to miss its target of cutting carbon emissions by 20% by 2020, but could meet a later 2050 target – The Times
The CBI will today call for greater urgency in tackling climate change, dismissing the Government's 2020 targets as unrealistic and focusing instead on 2030. The industry body has unveiled a report by its Climate Change Task Force, a group of 18 business leaders, laying out the responsibilities of business, government and consumers in cutting greenhouse gas emissions - The Telegraph
Every household in Britain will have to pay at least £100 a year more for energy within the next two decades if the Government is to meet its failed promises to tackle climate change, a Confederation of British Industry task force warns today - The Telegraph
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