Business In A Changing Climate: Explaining Industry Support For Carbon Pricing
by Kaija Belfry Munroe /
2016 / English / PDF
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Climate change skeptics and business pundits alike are convinced
that any public policy instruments used to curtail environmental
degradation are antithetical to the interests of the corporate
community. However, many companies have actually come out in
favour of carbon pricing.
Climate change skeptics and business pundits alike are convinced
that any public policy instruments used to curtail environmental
degradation are antithetical to the interests of the corporate
community. However, many companies have actually come out in
favour of carbon pricing.
In
InBusiness in a Changing Climate
Business in a Changing Climate, Kaija Belfry Munroe
examines this counterintuitive action and, in doing so, explains
how large firms determine their preferences for public policy
options. Her analysis of thirteen industrial associations and
seventeen firms from industries such as petrochemical, forestry,
mining, and steel, reveals that, despite the higher costs, these
industries prefer carbon pricing over voluntary agreements. Based
on enlightening interviews with executives, government, and NGO
officials, Belfry Munroe argues that the acceptance of climate
change policy by companies is determined by the risks posed to
capital investments and investor concern.
, Kaija Belfry Munroe
examines this counterintuitive action and, in doing so, explains
how large firms determine their preferences for public policy
options. Her analysis of thirteen industrial associations and
seventeen firms from industries such as petrochemical, forestry,
mining, and steel, reveals that, despite the higher costs, these
industries prefer carbon pricing over voluntary agreements. Based
on enlightening interviews with executives, government, and NGO
officials, Belfry Munroe argues that the acceptance of climate
change policy by companies is determined by the risks posed to
capital investments and investor concern.Business in a Changing Climate
Business in a Changing Climate is the first book to ask
major pollution emitting industries in Canada what their
preferences are with respect to climate change.
is the first book to ask
major pollution emitting industries in Canada what their
preferences are with respect to climate change.