Ford Statement on United Nations Global Climate Treaty Negotiations
11 December 1997
Ford Statement on United Nations Global Climate Treaty NegotiationsDEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 11 -- The following statement may be attributed to Alex Trotman, chairman and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company : At Ford Motor Company our work on advanced breakthrough technologies for our customers started long before Kyoto, and we will continue those efforts. As for what has come out of Kyoto's confusing process, it is not a constructive result for the world economy or efforts to preserve the environment. We said throughout the debate that we were opposed to legally- binding targets and to unbalanced participation among nations. Since the protocol has targets for developed nations but no commitments from developing nations, it won't work. The protocol will impose significant costs on the United States and other developed economies, without achieving genuine environmental benefit. As we always have emphasized, Ford's work on reliable, affordable, energy- efficient products and technologies will continue. We will participate actively in the search for cost-effective improvements that serve our customers and also protect our environment. SOURCE Ford Motor Company