PG&E Corporation released the following statement today from Chairman,
CEO and President Tony Earley regarding the global climate agreement
reached over the weekend in Paris. Earley and three other leaders from
PG&E joined the California delegation in Paris and participated in
several events surrounding the climate talks.
“The Paris agreement is a major milestone in orchestrating a global
response to the climate challenge. It sends a clear signal to business
that policy makers around the world are committed to fostering a
low-carbon economy. We applaud the leadership that U.S. negotiators
brought to the process, with the support of Governor Brown and the
California delegation.
“As states and nations get down to the business of delivering on their
commitments, we believe California’s leadership will continue to offer
valuable lessons. California and its utilities have shown that, working
together, it’s possible to invest in clean energy while growing the
economy at the same time—a story PG&E was proud to highlight through our
participation at various events surrounding the Paris talks.
“California’s energy utilities have played a fundamental role in the
state’s clean-energy progress for decades—including investing in
renewables, energy efficiency and gas-leak detection tools to reduce
methane emissions. As we look to the challenges ahead, utilities like
PG&E are uniquely positioned to help deploy low-carbon technologies on
the scale that’s needed to make a real difference to combat climate
change.
“Not only can utilities deliver increasingly clean energy to customers,
we can enable customers to pursue their own low-carbon options as
well—like rooftop solar and electric vehicles. The grid of the future
will be a Grid of ThingsTM that integrates all of the new
energy technologies and creates exponentially more value for everyone.”
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a Fortune 200 energy-based holding
company, headquartered in San Francisco. It is the parent company of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California’s largest investor-owned
utility. PG&E serves about 16 million Californians across a
70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California.
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