Program to train corporate directors on climate change.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 September 2006-YALE UNIVERSITY: Program to train corporate directors on climate change(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25092006 New Haven, Conn. - Yale University, along with two other leading U.S. organizations, has announced a unique collaborative effort to educate hundreds of independent corporate board members about the potential liabilities and strategic business opportunities that global climate change can create for companies.

"Climate change is no longer the purview of scientists only," said Gus Speth, dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. "The widespread ramifications of unchecked climate change require that more leaders in our society understand its implications." The announcement was made at a...