Four days before COP28 in Dubai, 60 presidents of large French groups are calling for accelerating investments in the ecological transition. They sign a column in the Sunday edition of the daily The gallery.
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Building a new prosperity compatible with the limits of the planet is possible, declare the signatories of the gallery. Among them, the big names in construction, energy or transport, such as Air France or the container transport giant, CMA CGM.
The captains of industry are therefore launching an appeal to all economic players, public authorities and citizens. “ There is an emergency, we are mobilized », they insist.
Concerning their companies, often singled out for their massive contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, the leaders emphasize that they have solutions and innovation capacities to quickly invest in carbon-free production and consumption models.
The challenges are numerous: reducing waste, regenerating nature, but also supporting the most vulnerable… And this, because this transformation should lead to more equity. But to achieve this, insist the big bosses, everyone needs support.
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