Sectoral Emissions Reduction Agreements FOIA Letter from The Business Roundtable 12.18.02

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Edward B. Rust, Jr.
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The Honorable James Connaughton
Chairman
Council on Environmental Quality
'722 Jackson Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20503
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I am pleased to forward to you details Env~ironmenltal Steps, Opportunities
to Lead by Voluntary
RESOLVE. Climate RESOLVE (Responsible of each BRT member company behind
to mobilize the resources and expertise
Efforts) is a proactive program control greenhouse gas (GHG emissions.
the goal of voluntary action to through
climate change can best be addressed
emphasized that concerns abo ut global GHG
BRT has consistently technologies that dramatically reduce
long-term strategies to develop and deploy breakthrotigh economy. While these technologies mature,
competitivenesIs of our
emissions without undermining the U.S. industry to reduce, avoid, offset
or
Climate RESOLVE supports voluntary near-term measures by
sequester OHO emissions.
across industries and sectors to encourage
Climate RESOLVE is the only initiative of its kind' that reaches an initiative that The Business Roundtable
gas emissions. And it is
voluntary efforts to manage greenhouse mobilize CEOs of many of the nation's largest companies. It is our
to
can lead because of its unique ability industry peers in the many sectors
where BRT
hope that BRT leadership will catalyze broader acItion by our
companies are represented. to
by BRT members in voluntary actions
The ultimate goal of Climate RESOLVE is 100 perent participation of its members and report
. BRT will monitor the activities
reduce, avoid, offset or sequester GHG emissions milestone year for
continue through 2012, a critical
on progress toward this goal. Climate RESOLVE will next steps. We believe that BRT
reviewing U.S. progress in reducing GHG intensity and determining
to meeting the Administratio'galfan8%rdcinnth
leadership can contribute significantly economy by 2012.
greenhouse gas intensity of the U.S.
Sincerely,
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John J. Castellani
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