Business Leaders for Climate Solutions Principles:

1. Climate change is the defining challenge for our time. If we act now, solutions are affordable and create business opportunities for our region – failure to act poses catastrophic risks to our economy, quality of life, and future generations.
2. As Northwest business leaders, we support strong action to implement well-designed climate policy at the state, regional, and federal level. At a minimum we need to limit emissions of global warming pollution to levels that reflect the existing scientific consensus and create a price on carbon emissions that will catalyze investment and drive powerful market-based solutions. We also need to support strong supplementary policies that drive cost-effective reductions in global warming pollution in all sectors of the economy, reduce energy use, and spur investment in clean and energy-efficient technology.
3. We are committed to helping our region to become a leader in the transition to a clean and lean energy economy through sustainable business practices, strategic investment, and support for good policy solutions.