Understanding the ground rules of climate change for business. Climate has changed the game for
business around the world. With climate-related disasters causing billions in damage and public
pressure rising over 100 nations have set 2050 net-zero carbon-emissions targets within the
framework of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Thousands of companies have registered with the Carbon
Disclosure Project. In a recent survey of large global firms one-third reported that climate
change was already affecting their operations. Business leaders need help navigating this
complex fast-changing environment. In the flood of new policies and information how can you
tell what news matters and its impact? Which arguments and reports are grounded in sound
science and economics and which are not?This indispensable guidebook by Harvard Business
School professor and policy expert Gunnar Trumbull answers this need. As managers around the
world confront and educate themselves about how climate change is affecting their businesses A
Concise Business Guide to Climate Change provides a single short and accessible account of
the information crucial to understanding and addressing these new challenges. What causes
climate change? How do countries and companies measure their climate impact? What is the role
of carbon markets? How are governments responding? What kind of corporate emissions targets
make sense and how can they be achieved? In crisp reader-friendly and data-rich chapters
this book presents the basic scientific economic policy and accounting frameworks that
managers need to answer these questions. Whether you read it from start to finish for a
complete overview or use it as a reference when confronted with specific challenges let this
book be your go-to business guide for dealing with climate change.
