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| Iberdrola taking part in parallel business seminars held in New York¶  Spain's Iberdrola, world leader in the renewable energies sector, has once again reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to combating climate change at the Climate Change Summit organised by the United Nations (UN) and held today in New York.In this regard, the company has endorsed the goals set by the international organisation Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) via its Road to Paris 2015 initiative, which aims to ensure that more ambitious and binding measures will be taken by States at the Climate Summit scheduled for the French capital next year. Iberdrola supports the basic purposes of this initiative and has joined the effort in order to go on bringing down greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to less than 2º Celsius. The company has also committed to promoting responsible corporate policies on climate issues on a continuous basis. In 2009, Iberdrola was one of the first companies to approve a Corporate Policy on Combating Climate Change. Open in new window. Under the terms of this policy, the Group undertakes to promote support for the international agreements needed to address this environmental problem; foster the development of technologies that are efficient in terms of greenhouse gas emissions; encourage efficient use of energy and raise awareness of responsible energy consumption among its customers. In achieving these goals, Iberdrola will be guided by a number of basic principles, which include taking the lead as regards recommendations in international agreements for the electricity sector; promoting enhanced performance in distribution networks; backing a corporate culture focused on efficient use of energy or taking part in forums and implementing best practices that help to combat climate change. In the context of its decisive support for the campaign to combat climate change headed by the UN in New York, Iberdrola is taking part in the parallel business seminars organised in the U.S. city. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Construction News :: home page |