Economics and Management of Climate Change: Risks, Mitigation and AdaptationBernd Hansjürgens, Ralf Antes Springer Science & Business Media, 2008 M07 1 - 304 pages Climate change is one of the biggest challenges for mankind. Although there is increasing evidence that climate change is already occurring, there is neither sufficient knowledge as to what extent climate change poses risks to societies and companies, nor about adequate strategies to cope with these risks. Bringing together an international group of scholars from environmental economics, political science and business, this book describes, analyses and evaluates climate change risks and responses of societies and companies. The book contributes to the question of how climate change can be mitigated by discussing efficient and effective design of mitigation measures, in particular emissions trading and clean development mechanism (CDM). Placing special emphasis on the impact of climate change risks on business, the book investigates in which way selected sectors of the economy are affected and what measures they can undertake to adapt to climate change risks. |
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... potential of sustainability labels ........................................................... Adrian Muller 175 193 15 Economic and social risks associated with implementing CDM projects among SME – a case study of foundry industry in ...
... potential threats to future generations one should spend the money on the improve- ment of the living conditions of the present generation. Taking these arguments into account it becomes obvious that adaptation does not only refer to ...
... potential . Combined with more pro- nounced convection processes , in which warm air rises to form clouds , this results in more frequent and more extreme intense precipitation events . Even now , such events are responsible for a large ...
... potentials with the help of modern geoscientific methods . It is still difficult , however , to predict in ... potential for promoting climate protec- tion and climate change adaptation , and thus positively influencing future ...
... potential catastrophic changes (Hitz and Smith 2004, p. 65), although this is potentially a very considerable contribution to climate change damages (Callaway 2004, p. 156). However, some suggestions for how 26 I Nestle.
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Evaluation of risk in costbenefit analysis of climate change 23 Ingrid Nestle | 37 |
Effects of low water levels on the river Rhine on the inland | 53 |
a layered management | 78 |
implications for the economic uncertainties | 97 |
how | 124 |
realizing | 145 |
Risk management in the Clean Development Mechanism CDM | 193 |
Economic and social risks associated with implementing | 208 |
Developments in corporate responses to climate change | 221 |
Modelling impacts of climate change policy uncertainty | 242 |
Reputational impact of businesses compliance strategies | 257 |
climate change risk | 271 |
Business risks and opportunities from climate change | 293 |
Sustainable development the Clean Development Mechanism | 175 |
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