Big Fossil Fuel Companies Support An International Climate Agreement

"Thirteen of the world's largest energy companies support a climate deal that would limit warming to 2 degrees C."

"A large number of the world's biggest energy companies endorse a global climate agreement that would commit to limiting temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Thirteen of the 28 largest energy companies in the world said their board of directors would support an international agreement. The other 15 oil, gas and coal majors either did not respond, stated that they had no opinion on the matter, or indicated that their position on it was not public. The disclosures were made in response to an inquiry from CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, a United Kingdom-based organization that works with companies on environmental announcements.

Russia-based Gazprom, U.S.-based ConocoPhillips and Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell were among the companies that said they support a climate agreement that includes the limit of 2 degrees of warming that world leaders have agreed to in international negotiations."

Kate Sheppard reports for the Huffington Post September 2, 2015.

Source: Huffington Post, 09/04/2015