WASHINGTON — Senior executives from more than 75 businesses in the United States, including apparel powerhouses Gap, Levi’s and Nike, have arranged to meet with a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers to debate meaningful climate legislation — including a national price on carbon.
The Lawmaker Education & Advocacy Day (LEAD) on Carbon Pricing, which features companies with a combined market valuation of around US$2.5 trillion, is the most substantial business gathering to call on Congress to implement new climate legislation in more than a decade.