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To: stockman_scott who wrote (96179)	1/19/2007 1:40:47 PM
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Companies press Bush, Congress on climate Yahoo News Ten major U.S. corporations are joining environmental groups to press President George W. Bush and Congress to address climate change more rapidly. The coalition, including Alcoa Inc., General Electric Co., DuPont Co., and Duke Energy Corp. plans to publicize its recommendations on Monday, a day ahead of the president's annual State of the Union address. The group also includes Caterpillar, PG&E, the FPL Group, PNM Resources, BP America and Lehman Brothers. The group, known as the United States Climate Action Partnership, will call for a firm nationwide limit on carbon dioxide emissions that would lead to reductions of 10 to 30 percent over the next 15 years, said the Natural Resources Defense Council. Contrary to media reports, Duke Energy spokesman said the coalition will not address the construction of conventional coal-burning power plants. The company has announced plans to build plants fueled by coal. Bush in his annual speech to Congress next week is likely to call for a massive increase in U.S. ethanol usage and tweak climate change policy while stopping short of mandatory emissions caps, sources familiar with White House plans said on Tuesday. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) on Thursday said she is forming a special committee aimed at addressing climate change. The Kyoto Protocol is the only global pact obliging signatories to cut carbon dioxide emissions, but the United States is not a member, nor are China and India. The protocol expires in 2012. News of the coalition comes as different governments and groups devote more attention to global environmental policy. Global warming has moved to the heart of European foreign policy, the EU executive's top diplomat said on Thursday. On Monday, a summit of Asian leaders promised to encourage more efficient energy use to help stave off global warming. An EU-United States summit in April is expected to focus on energy security and a Group of Eight summit in early June will highlight energy and climate. Most scientists agree that temperatures will rise by 2 and 6 degrees Celsius this century, mainly because of increasing carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels for power and transport.