Actions Speak Louder, But Words Matter, Too
 
This week's stories include some interesting new developments in the struggle to pass effective climate change legislation in the U.S. A group of a dozen companies -- including two utilities -- signed onto a public letter urging the Senate to pass effective legislation. Others -- including Duke Energy and Alstom -- quit their membership in trade associations seen to be obstructing progess.
 
As highlighted in this week's feature story "Three Ways Climate Action Offers a Business Advantage," effective action on climate will require that we bridge the gaps between science, knowledge, action, and results - and business leaders have a role to play in all of them. Not least of which is aligning our public policy positions with our own strategies and corporate values, ensuring that policy makers -- not to mention our customers and employees -- get the information they need to make the decisions we desperately need them to make. 

Eric Olson is senior vice president of advisory services at BSR.

This report from the Climate Group shows that China is leading the development and commercialization of a range of low carbon technologies.

This report from the United Kingdom's Cabinet Office lays out the government's green IT vision and strategies to help achieve carbon neutrality in IT usage by 2012.

Join GreenBiz.com executive editor Joel Makower in a 50-minute conversation with IBM Vice President Steve Sams as they explore best practices and real-world case studies showing the "greening of the CIO."