LEADER 05406oam 2200637I 450 001 9910779527803321 005 20230126203336.0 010 $a1-351-27998-X 010 $a1-351-27999-8 010 $a1-351-28000-7 010 $a1-909493-80-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351280006 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040366 035 $a(EBL)1741623 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000819611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11525987 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10856900 035 $a(PQKB)10165732 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1741623 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1741623 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650150 035 $a(OCoLC)887499093 035 $a(OCoLC)1004351690 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040366 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCorporate Responses to Climate Change $eAchieving Emissions Reductions through Regulation, Self-regulation and Economic Incentives /$fRory Sullivan 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (366 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-906093-08-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Public policy : regulation, economic incentives and voluntary programmes -- pt. III. Non-state actors and their influence on corporate climate change performance -- pt. IV. Corporate responses and case studies -- pt. V. Closing sections. 330 2 $a"Given the scale of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that are seen as necessary to avert the worst effects of climate change, policy action is likely to result in a complete reshaping of the world economy. The consequences are not confined to 'obvious' sectors such as power generation, transport and heavy industry; virtually every company's activities, business models and strategies will need to be completely rethought. In addition, beyond their core business activities, companies have the potential to make important contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the allocation of capital, through innovation and the development of new technologies, and through their influence on the actions taken by governments on climate change.Corporate Responses to Climate Change has been written at a crucial point in the climate change debate, with the issue now central to economic and energy policy in many countries. The book analyses current business practice and performance on climate change, in the light of the dramatic changes in the regulatory and policy environment over the last five years. More specifically, it examines how climate change-related policy development and implementation have influenced corporate performance, with the objective of using this information to consider how the next stage of climate change policy (regulation, incentives, voluntary initiatives)may be designed and implemented in a manner that delivers the real and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that will be required in a timely manner, while also addressing the inevitable dilemmas at the heart of climate change policy (e.g. how are concerns such as energy security to be squared with the need for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions? Can economic growth be reconciled with greenhouse gas emissions? Can emissions reductions be delivered in an economically efficient manner?).The book focuses primarily on two areas. First, how have companies actually responded to the emerging regulatory framework and the growing political and broader public interest in climate change? Have companies reduced their greenhouse gas emissions and by how much? Have companies already started to position themselves for the transition to a low-carbon economy? Does corporate self-regulation)unilateral commitments and collective voluntary approaches)represent an appropriate response to the threat presented by climate change? What are the barriers to further action? Second, the book examines what the key drivers for corporate action on climate change have been: regulation, stakeholder pressure, investor pressure. Which policy instruments have been effective, which have not, and why? How have company actions influenced the strength of these pressures? Corporate Responses to Climate Change is a state-of-the-art analysis of corporate action on climate change and will be essential reading for businesses, policy-makers, academics, NGOs, investors and all those interested in how the business sector is and should be dealing with the most serious environmental threat faced by our planet."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aGreenhouse gas mitigation 606 $aWaste minimization 606 $aClimatic changes$xEffect of human beings on 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 615 0$aGreenhouse gas mitigation. 615 0$aWaste minimization. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEffect of human beings on. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 676 $a363.738746 700 $aSullivan$b Rory$0505215 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779527803321 996 $aCorporate Responses to Climate Change$93764205 997 $aUNINA