WHEREAS: In the U.S., passenger cars and light trucks account for one-fifth of all annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions linked to climate change.
Ford Motor Company bears the auto industry’s second-highest “carbon burden” - or total carbon dioxide emissions associated with its fleet, due in part to the poor fuel efficiency of its products, not the […]

WHEREAS: A 2004 report by the Bush Administration’s Climate Change Science Program stated that increases in human-derived greenhouse gas emissions are the only likely explanation for global warming over the past three decades.
A 2004 Conference Board report declared that, “scientific consensus that the climate is changing is growing steadily stronger over time; Corporate boards will […]

WHEREAS, as investors we believe Exxon Mobil’s management is sending confusing messages about its efforts at greenhouse gas reductions; international energy companies face unprecedented pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Nations implementing the Kyoto Protocol are committed to significant reductions. 
This resolution’s proponents believe Exxon Mobil is poorly positioned to meet increasing mandates to reduce GHG […]

WHEREAS:  the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the only conservation area in the nation that provides a complete range of Arctic and sub-Arctic ecosystems balanced with a wide variety of wildlife, including large populations of caribou, muskoxen, polar bears, and snow geese;

WHEREAS: the Fish and Wildlife Service considers the Arctic Refuge one of the finest […]

WHEREAS:
The American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest organization of earth, ocean and climate scientists, states it is “virtually certain” that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cause global warming and that the warming will continue.
A 2004 report by the Bush Administration’s Climate Change Science Program stated that increases in human-derived GHG emissions are the only likely […]

WHEREAS:
The American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest organization of earth, ocean and climate scientists, states it is “virtually certain” that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cause global warming and that the warming will continue.
A 2004 report by the Bush Administration’s Climate Change Science Program stated that increases in human-derived GHG emissions are the only likely explanation […]

WHEREAS:
In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The National Academy of Sciences stated that the “degree of confidence in the IPCC assessment is higher today than it was 10, or even […]

RESOLVED: The shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, made available to shareholders by September 30, 2004, providing a comprehensive assessment of Chubb’s strategies to address the impacts of climate change on its business.
 
SUPPORTING STATEMENTS:

We believe the human contribution to climate change has become widely […]

WHEREAS:
In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The National Academy of Sciences stated that the “degree of confidence in the IPCC assessment is higher today than it was 10, or even […]

WHEREAS, in its 2002 proxy materials, ExxonMobil’s Board stated: “While renewable energy supplies are expanding, it is important to recognize that they are doing so from a very small base. ExxonMobil’s outlook for solar and wind energy indicates that even at a fairly optimistic growth rate of over 10 percent per year for 2000 to […]