GE CEO slams Trump over climate efforts

The CEO of General Electric Co. on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s executive order rolling back former President Obama's climate change efforts in an internal memo, pledging his company will continue its efforts to combat climate change.

“Companies must be resilient and learn to adjust to political volatility all over the world,” Jeff Immelt wrote in the company blog post, according to Politico. ”Companies must have their own ‘foreign policy’ and create technology and solutions that address local needs for our customers and society.”

Immelt stressed the importance of sticking with the Paris agreement, the landmark international climate deal reached in 2015 that Trump opposes.

“We believe climate change should be addressed on a global basis through multinational agreements, such as the Paris Agreement,” he wrote. “We hope that the United States continues to play a constructive role in furthering solutions to these challenges, and at GE, we will continue to lead with our technology and actions.”


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