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Nissan and
Climate Change
Below are
extracts of letters between the car manufacturer Nissan and Peter Shullot about
climate change. The letters in full are at the bottom of the page. This is one
of 65 sets of letters so you can find out what your supermarket, energy supplier
and car manufacturer, and oil companies, airlines, house builders and other
companies really think about climate change. The name Peter Shullot is
made up – it is an anagram of The Polluters.
To
Trevor Mann, Vice President of Manufacturing –
I have driven
Nissan cars all my life. My present Nissan 4x4 is a Pathfinder. With its superb
handling, engine power and excellent mpg, I can take the family anywhere in it –
though it’s usually to Birmingham for the in-laws. The Pathfinder is my
favourite Nissan yet. Even my errant son, Wayne, who thinks cars are just for
joyriding, appreciates what a superb car it is.
What concerns me is the green lobby and all this fuss about climate change. Only
three per cent of greenhouse gases are man-made – so how can mankind be
responsible for the end of the world as we know it? The issue is just an excuse
for the government to raise taxes and hold back successful businesses such as
yours.
The self-appointed guardians of the environment are using “climate change” to
promote themselves and their anti-capitalist agenda. Why don’t they go and jump
in front of a whaling boat and leave the business of car-making to the big boys?
Trevor Mann replied –
With regard to the issue you raise about the environment, the initial point to
make is that Nissan – like all car manufacturers – recognises its responsibility
to continue improving the environmental performance of our vehicles in terms of
CO2 tailpipe emissions. Also, to ensure we are producing our cars in a
sustainable manner.
The industry as a whole has been making significant progress in both of these
areas over the last decade. It is worth noting that some of the biggest
improvements have been made in the SUV segment, which includes cars like the
Pathfinder.
It is also important to recognise the global and holistic nature of CO2 and
climate change as an issue and not point the finger at any one sector, be it
energy generation, cars or aviation.
Letter to Nissan
Reply from Nissan
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