Submitted by FAN on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 22:40
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A group of major corporations is calling upon governments to approve a "robust, equitable and effective agreement" when they meet later this year in Durban, South Africa to negotiate a global climate change pact. The statement, which was issued on behalf of nearly 200 companies from the energy, finance, retail, and manufacturing sectors, calls for the establishment of an effective price on carbon to drive emissions reductions and an end to fossil fuel subsidies.