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The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions

By Yale Environment 360 on March 16, 2010 2 Comments Can We Afford the Future? Economics for a Warming World, carbon capture and storage, carbon emissions, Center for Progressive Reform, China, clean energy, clim, Climate Change, Climate Economics Group, climate policy, climate protection, climate skeptics, climate stabilization, CO2, coastal cities, cost-benefit analysi, E3 Network, economic disaste, Economics for Equity and Environment, Economics of 350: The Benefits and Costs of Climate Stabilization (E3 Network and Poisoned for Pennies: The Economics of Toxics and Precaution, Economist, economists, efficiency standards, emission standards, emissions reduction, Environmental Defense Fund, flooding, Frank Ackerman, GDP, Global Development and Environment Institute, Greenpeace, ice-free earth, MA, massive reforestation, McKinsey & Company, military spending, Nathaniel Keohane, National Association of Manufacturers, Peter Goldmark, phaseout of coal use, sea levels, Somerville, Stockholm Environment Institute, Tufts University, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, UCS, Union of Concerned Scientists, United States, Washington

The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions

Amid a growing call for reducing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 to 350 parts per million, a group of economists maintains that striving to meet that target is a smart investment — and the best insurance policy humanity could buy.

Oil and Gas at Risk From Climate Change but The Industry is Not Prepared

By Janet Palma on November 24, 2009 Comments Off on Oil and Gas at Risk From Climate Change but The Industry is Not Prepared Acclimatise, adaptation, Alan Roberts, Climate Change, climate risks, corporate reputation, corporate social responsibility, CSR, design standards, drought, flooding, fossil fuels, geo-political unrest, Global Oil & Gas - The Adaptation Challenge, health and safety risk assessments, health and safety risks, investors, oil and gas industry, performance management, Physical Asset Failure, regulatory policies, stakeholder, sustainable energy, water quality, water resources, water shortages

A new report entitled Global Oil & Gas – The Adaptation Challenge has identified top five impacts of climate change to the oil and gas industry. While three quarters of the world’s oil and gas companies surveyed believe climate change could impact their business, only 19 percent are taking action as noted in this report.