Business in a Changing Climate - Explaining Industry Support for Carbon Pricing (Hardcover)

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 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. 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.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	Kaija Belfry Munroe
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-0055-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business negotiation Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-0055-6
Barcode:	9781487500559

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