So in launching the Climate Leadership Council, I started by reaching out to a who's who of Republican elder statesmen and business leaders, including James Baker and George Schultz, the two most respected Republican elder statesmen in America; Martin Feldstein and Greg Mankiw, the two most respected conservative economists in the country; and Henry Paulson and Rob Walton, two of the most successful and admired business leaders.
U lansiranju Klimatskog vijeća za vodstvo, počeo sam se javljati bitnjini republikanskim političarima, i poslovnim vođama, uključujući Jamesa Bakera  i Georgea Schultza, dva najpoštovanija starija republikanska političara u Americi; Martina Feldsteina i Grega Mankiwa, dva najpoštovanija konzervativna ekonomista u zemlji; i Henry Paulsona i Roba Waltona, dva najuspješnija i najpoznatija poslovna vođe.