I'm chalking down California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer as a supporter of our IT climate leadership challenge. On Monday she told told more than 50 Silicon Valley CEOs to lobby for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the US:
"We need your help," Boxer said. "Once the price of carbon is set by the free market, your world will change dramatically. Others control the price of oil, and they know exactly what they're doing."
Which is pretty similar to what we are asking for - Tech CEO's to stand up from a strong global deal on greenhouse gas emissions reductions because it makes good business sense. A strong international climate change deal would certainly increase demand for energy saving solutions offered by the IT industry.