Sony, Nokia, and HP to Fight Global Warming

Green aibo.jpgBig news out of Japan this morning: Twelve big companies, including tech giants Sony and HP, pledged to do all they can to limit greenhouse gas emissions, which are widely credited with increasing global warming. The companies pledged support for a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

According to a story on The Guardian, "At a meeting arranged by Sony and the environmental group WWF International, the firms said they would strive to reduce emissions from their factories and offices and to promote a low-carbon lifestyle among their customers. "We have an obligation to help minimise our environmental impact and at the same time utilise our unique talents to help solve environmental problems," Sony's chairman and chief executive officer, Sir Howard Stringer, told reporters. "That is why we decided to engage more of our peers."

I think the US government ought to step in and get more involved as well, but until they do, the individual efforts of big businesses like Sony is a great thing. And involvement with the WWF is a good idea as well; what else will those wrestlers going to do in their spare time?

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