Global Carbon Crisis - Emerging Carbon Constraints and Strategic Management Options

Informationen zum Autor Busch, Timo; Shrivastava, Paul Klappentext This book succinctly translates important insights from the natural sciences! economics and equity discussions! for the business reader. It provides simple! direct! pragmatic and effective solutions that policy-makers and corporate managers can implement. Zusammenfassung This book succinctly translates important insights from the natural sciences, economics and equity discussions, for the business reader. It provides simple, direct, pragmatic and effective solutions that policy-makers and corporate managers can implement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction Part I: A Strategic View of Carbon Constraints 1. Two sides of the carbon coin 2. Emerging carbon constraints 3. Strategic benefits of carbon and climate strategies Part II: The Carbon Crisis: Physical Science, Economic and Equity Perspective 4. Evolution of carbon utilisation 5. Climate change and challenge ahead 6. Carbonomics and beyond 7. Intra- versus inter-generational equity Part III: Strategic Options for a Low-Carbon Economy 8. Lessons from the financial crisis 9. Macro level: industrial policies for climate change 10. Meso level: inter-firm breakthrough steps in a low-carbon future 11. Micro level: proactive carbon management strategies 12. The mitigation–adaptation nexus

Product details

• Authors: Timo Busch, Timo Shrivastava Busch, Busch Timo, Paul Shrivastava, Shrivastava Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9781906093617
• ISBN: 978-1-906093-61-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, Business ethics & social responsibility, Business ethics and social responsibility