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Name: WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Policy: Public Members: 1139 Administrator: Debbie Country: United States Founded On: April 15, 2006   | Thank Some Cool CompaniesWWF - World Wildlife Fund > Forum
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If you're looking for some hopeful news about global warming, here it is: by 2010, 15 major international companies will have collectively cut their carbon emissions by some 13 million tonnes annually – the equivalent of taking more than 3 million cars off the road every year.
Called "Climate Savers," these companies have partnered with WWF to establish ambitious targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily. They include some of the biggest and best known companies on the planet including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Nokia, and Sony.
To become a Climate Saver, a company must negotiate emission reduction targets with WWF and independent technical experts who later monitor and verify compliance with the agreement. The targets may involve the energy efficiency of products, energy efficiency in processes or facilities, energy-saving products, conversion to renewable energy and other ways to reduce emissions.
Many of the companies have been participating in the program for several years and have already exceeded the bold emission reduction targets they set themselves upon joining the program.
At a Climate Savers Summit in February, many of the companies signed a pivotal Declaration in which they promised to further cut emissions, promote low-carbon lifestyles among customers and endorse a 50% cut in global emissions by 2050. This is the most far reaching call for action on climate change from the global business community.
Global warming is a massive, urgent issue, and we all need to take action now. Otherwise, in only 6 to 10 years, we’ll see irreversible changes. Already, sea ice in the Arctic is melting earlier and forming later each year, leaving polar bears with less time on the ice to hunt for food and build up their fat stores. Coral reefs are also under threat from coral bleaching caused by higher sea temperatures linked to global warming.