Market, Policy and Technological Framework
Addressing the linked issues of climate change and energy security requires an integrated approach – a partnership of all stakeholders, including the automotive industry, the fuel industry, government and consumers. It will also require the best thinking from all of these sectors.
Ford is involved in numerous partnerships and alliances with universities, coalitions, nongovernmental organizations and other companies to improve our understanding of climate change.
For example, Ford recently joined the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), an alliance of major businesses and leading climate and environmental groups that have come together to develop an economy-wide, market-driven approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The group believes that legislative action on the USCAP solutions-based proposal, entitled A Call for Action, would encourage innovation, enhance America's energy security, foster economic growth, improve our balance of trade and provide critically needed U.S. leadership on this vital global challenge.
We are also working closely with BP to explore vehicle and low-carbon fuel technologies. We are working with the World Resources Institute on the "EMBARQ" Istanbul project to reduce vehicle emissions and traffic congestion. We are a founding member of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University to study the fundamental scientific, environmental and technical issues related to carbon management. Our participation in these and other partnerships helps to formulate improved strategies for products and policies that will in turn help to address climate change and energy security.
We try to bring these perspectives to our participation in public policy development.
