[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN BROWNE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BP

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                       HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John Browne, 
chief executive of BP for his distinctive leadership on the issue of 
climate change. In 1997, at Stanford University, John Browne took a 
bold step; he broke from his peers in the oil and gas industry and set 
a target to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from company 
operations. The target he set was a ten percent reduction below a 1990 
baseline by the year 2010.
  Just last week this same man again stood before an audience at 
Stanford to announce that the company had achieved the target, and done 
so eight years ahead of schedule. Importantly, this was done at no net 
cost to the company. Mr. Browne further announced that BP would 
continue its quest to reduce the carbon intensity of its activities and 
stabilize carbon emissions at current levels while growing the company. 
This, he said, would be achieved through focusing on technology 
improvements, gains in efficiency and through offering less carbon 
intensive products to customers.
  Mr. Speaker, the actions on the part of John Browne and BP clearly 
demonstrate that a little bit of initiative can go a long way. This is 
leadership--we need more of it here in the U.S. on the matter of 
climate change, because this issue is not going to go away.
  I applaud the achievements of John Browne and the progressive company 
that he leads.

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