Join the Campaign for Our Only Future
- IHRC NEWSROOM
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min read
Join the Campaign for Our Only Future
Dear Business Leaders,
Climate change is undoubtedly the defining issue of our time — and we are at a pivotal moment. The world today is facing unprecedented, interconnected environmental challenges. If we do not urgently change course, we risk missing our chance to avoid runaway climate change, with disastrous consequences for people and all the natural systems that sustain us.
However, there is still time to get the world back on track. We have the innovation, tools and expertise to make this happen — what we need now is leadership. We are at a critical juncture, where climate change is moving faster than we are every day, and as the recentreport by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows every half degree makes a world of difference.
We know that our ambition and actions need to be bolder if we are to stand any chance of winning this race. That is why we are calling on you to step up and commit your business to set science-based targets aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The business benefits of science-based climate action are clear. Leading companies are already proving that a 1.5°C-compliant business model is possible, and there is evidence that these companies will be best-placed to thrive as the global economy undergoes a just transition to a net-zero future by 2050.
We are inviting those visionary leaders who commit their companies to a 1.5°C target to be recognized at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 23 September — emphasizing the implementable, scalable and replicable business solutions that will support a genuinely systemic transformation.
As a Chinese proverb says: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” This is the moment for true leaders to take this bold step which can inspire others to follow.
Sincerely,
H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly United Nations
Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba UN Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Action Summit
Lise Kingo CEO & Executive Director UN Global Compact
Patricia Espinosa Executive Secretary UNFCCC
Joyce Msuya Acting Executive Director UN Environment Programme
Jayathma Wickramanayake UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Paul Simpson Chief Executive Officer CDP
Andrew Steer President & CEO World Resources Institute (WRI)
Manuel Pulgar Vidal Climate & Energy Practice Leader WWF
Nigel Topping Chief Executive Officer We Mean Business (WMB)
Christiana Figueres Co-Founder Global Optimism
John Denton Secretary General International Chamber of Commerce
Paul Polman Co-Founder & Chair of Imagine SDG Advocate
Anand Mahindra Chairman Mahindra Group
Tomasz Chruszczow High Level Champion for COP 24 Climate Champion through the Marrakech Partnership
Gonzalo Muñoz High Level Champion for COP 24 Climate Champion through the Marrakech Partnership
Andrew Higham Chief Executive Officer Mission 2020
Aron Cramer President & CEO Business for Social Responsibility
Halla Tómasdóttir Chief Executive Officer The B Team
Helen Clarkson Chief Executive Officer The Climate Group
Hugh Evans President & CEO Global Citizen
Kathy Calvin Chief Executive Officer United Nations Foundation
Mindy Lubber CEO & President Ceres
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