LEADER 05309oam 2200685I 450 001 9910788528603321 005 20230810000335.0 010 $a1-351-28166-6 010 $a1-351-28167-4 010 $a1-351-28168-2 010 $a1-909493-48-1 010 $a1-280-15554-X 010 $a9786610155545 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351281683 035 $a(CKB)3360000000436114 035 $a(EBL)1741747 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000621428 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11424848 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621428 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10617416 035 $a(PQKB)10674451 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1741747 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1741747 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650075 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15554 035 $a(OCoLC)647052028 035 $a(OCoLC)1004180899 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000436114 100 $a20180706d20172005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe business of climate change $ecorporate responses to Kyoto /$fedited by Kathryn Begg, Frans Van der Woerd and David Levy 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2005 by the American Planning Association. 311 $a1-874719-57-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Introduction and overview -- pt. 2. Policy instruments -- pt. 3. Sector analysis -- pt. 4. Case studies. 330 $a"In recent years climate change has become a leading issue on both the business and political agenda. With the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change now ratified, business is bracing itself for the reality of serious regulation on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.The Business of Climate Change presents a state-of-the-art analysis of corporate responses to the climate change issue. The book describes and assesses a number of recent business approaches that will help to identify effective strategies and promote the dissemination of proactive corporate practices on climate change worldwide. By identifying the factors that cause companies to pursue low-carbon strategies and support the Kyoto process, the book will also be helpful to governments in formulating policy.Business and industry have a crucial role to play in the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. They are major emitters of greenhouse gases, and pressure is mounting for them to engage in a range of mitigation strategies, from emission inventorying and trading schemes to investments in low-carbon technologies. Behind the scenes a number of companies have started to develop strategies to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.These strategies can be very diverse in nature. At a political level, companies try to influence policy implementation and, more specifically, to test ideas in anticipation of possible regulation on the climate change issue. At a more practical level, there are a burgeoning number of initiatives to conserve energy use in production, transportation and buildings, to develop renewable sources of energy, to measure carbon emissions and sequestration at a detailed level, and to develop various markets for trading carbon credits among companies and countries. Some technologies, such as hybrid cars and compact fluorescent lighting, are now market realities.Common to all of these initiatives is that they operate in an environment of high complexity and uncertainty. The political implementation of the Kyoto Protocol remains uncertain and many details remain unspecified. Economic instruments such as emission trading are favoured, but their mechanisms are still hotly debated and the future price of credits is unknown. New markets for low-emission products and technologies are beginning to appear, but there are currently few regulatory drivers to assist their development. The impact of potential regulation on business will vary tremendously between companies and sectors. The fossil fuel and energy sectors fear the economics of action, while sectors such as insurance and agriculture fear the economics of inaction. Combined with the remaining uncertainties about what form climate change may take, corporate responses to reduce risks have to differentiate between sectors and have to be flexible. For individual companies, these big uncertainties demand new thinking and contingency planning.The Business of Climate Change is split into four sections: "Introduction and overview" presents a broad perspective on business and climate policies"--Provided by publisher. 606 $aAir$xPollution$xEconomic aspects 606 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects 606 $aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy 606 $aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aAir$xPollution$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 676 $a363.738/746 702 $aBegg$b Kathryn 702 $aLevy$b David 702 $aWoerd$b Frans van der 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788528603321 996 $aThe business of climate change$93671003 997 $aUNINA