The U.S. public wants to see action on the climate front. A Pew poll released yesterday notes that 65% of respondents believe the government is doing too little to tackle climate change, while 73% (including 55% of Republicans) want governments to tax corporations based on their emissions.
Not surprisingly, companies probably feel the pressure to talk about their climate accomplishments. They can no longer hide behind the argument that because climate change is a global public goods issue, individual companies cannot unilaterally solve it. Companies are, therefore, joining the race to proclaim their climate leadership.
