When the Polluters Are Cleaner Than the Government

The automakers are responding to rising stakeholder expectations globally that large corporations provide leadership on the climate crisis, especially those whose products consume fossil fuels and who have benefited financially from the fossil-fuel era. Stakeholders include everyone from customers to shareholders.

For automakers that have a global reach, the Trump Administration’s policies are enough for them to ignore the reality of climate change and the expectations that they become part of the solution.

Opinion | When the Polluters Are Cleaner Than the Government