Big Three Automakers Endorse Cap on Global Warming Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler 202/572-3378, 202/210-5791 (cell)
John DeCicco 734/424-3742
This statement should be attributed to John DeCicco, Detroit-based Senior Fellow at Environmental Defense:
“This is a major breakthrough. These companies see the urgent need to make deep cuts in global warming pollution. Automobiles have always been at the center of the climate change debate — and getting this leading industry’s support for a national cap on carbon represents a major shift.
This demonstrates that passing cap and trade legislation in this Congress is not only necessary, but very realistic. With GM and Ford supporting an economy-wide cap on carbon, we now believe the congressional leadership won’t settle for anything less.
The details of an economy-wide climate protection policy are, obviously, extremely important. It is crucial that the policy be fair to all parties, especially to American consumers. We expect automakers to do their fair share to provide America with the technological innovations of which they are capable, and do so in ways that contribute to cutting oil use and carbon emissions from car and light trucks on a timetable that protects the climate. We look forward to continuing to work with automakers and all other interest parties to develop a fair and effective policy to handle cars under an economy-wide cap.”
With more than 3 million members, Environmental Defense Fund creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. To do so, EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships to turn solutions into action. edf.org
Latest press releases
-
Degrees Podcast Launches New Miniseries: “Connection as a Climate Solution”
October 2, 2025 -
Trump Administration's Partisan Energy Project Cancellations Will Raise Electricity Costs
October 2, 2025 -
EDF Experts Urge Trump EPA Not to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
October 1, 2025 -
Short-sighted Duke Energy Plan Recognizes Benefits of Solar and Battery Storage While Still Extending Outdated, Expensive Coal in North Carolina
October 1, 2025 -
Groups Challenge the Trump Administration’s Illegal Emergency Order for Eddystone Plant in Court
September 29, 2025 -
Trump Administration’s Subsidies for Costly Coal Saddle Families with High Bills, More Pollution
September 29, 2025