Global conversation needed to tackle climate change: WBCSD head

STORY: Global conversation needed to tackle climate change: WBCSD head DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER BAKKER, WBCSD President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER BAKKER, WBCSD President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) STORYLINE: With the planet at risk, "we need a global narrative" to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change, the head of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER BAKKER, WBCSD President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) "This has to be a global conversation, particularly if we look at some of the big issues like climate change. Because I think, as I said, we need a global narrative." Several Chinese companies are members of the WBCSD, and Chinese businesses have good opportunities to engage in the global conversation, Bakker said. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER BAKKER