Global Climate Change: A Senior-level Debate at the Intersection of Economics, Strategy, Technology, Science, Politics, and International NegotiationAndrew J. Hoffman Lexington Books, 1998 - 240 pages Based on the 1997 conference organized by the Kellog Environmental Research Center and sponsored by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Global Climate Change presents the views of key players in the debate over global climate change policy. Like the conference, Hoffman's book seeks to promote continued dialogue on the economic and strategic implications of climate change policy by presenting perspectives from all parties. Contributors include Dirk Forrister, the chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force, and Tim Wirth, the Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs. Other participants are top representatives from concerned industries (automobile, energy, financial, forestry and paper, and oil) environmental organizations and academic institutions. The contributors to Global Climate Change consider opportunities for common ground and explore how industry can work together with other stakeholders to assure that meaningful goals are set and achieved. Hoffman's book considers the implications of climate change policy from the participants' respective interests and explores how policy can be constructed in a way that will achieve environmental goals while minimizing costs. |
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Contents
Introduction Background Issues and Overview | xxxi |
SeniorLevel Perspectives on Climate Change | 37 |
The Safe Climate Sound Business Challenge Solutions for a Sustainable Future | 39 |
A Call for Common Sense The Potential Impact of Climate Change Legislation on the US Pulp and Paper Industry | 47 |
Climate Change The New Agenda | 51 |
An Electric Utility Perspective on Climate Change | 61 |
Policy Prescriptions from the Oil Industry | 70 |
The Role of Judgment in Global Climate Change | 76 |
A Call for Restraint | 137 |
Stabilizing the Climate Is Not Costly but Profitable | 141 |
Dialogue Seeking Common Ground | 162 |
The Role of Research and Development in Setting Collaborative Climate Change Goals | 166 |
Integrating Industry Concerns into the US Negotiating Framework | 181 |
Dialogue Responding to the Public | 191 |
Energy Efficiency the NoRegrets Policy and Market Failures | 192 |
The Need for Where and When Flexibility | 194 |
The Importance of Flexibility Implemented Through Voluntary Commitments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 83 |
An Argument Against Flexibility A 2000 Start Date and Short Budget Periods Provide Benefits to the Environment and Industry | 90 |
The Unique Role of the US Forest Products Industry in Mitigating Climate Change | 100 |
An Insurance Industry Perspective on Climate Change | 107 |
Finding New Ways to Think About the Environment and Economuy | 114 |
A SeniorLevel Dialogue on Climate Change | 121 |
Dialogue Economic Implications of Climate Change Policy | 123 |
A Call for Action | 132 |
Seeking Consensus Among Industry Environmentalists and Government | 196 |
Closing Thoughts | 207 |
The Art of Climate War Industrys New Battle Plan | 209 |
The Long Road to Institutional Change | 213 |
US Draft Protocol Framework | 217 |
Index | 229 |
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