Business and Climate Change lecture given in March 2009 to students on my CSR course as part of the Birkbeck College Corporate Governance and Ethics MSC. Birkbeck is a college of London University.
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Business And Climate Change March 12 2009
1. Business and Climate Change Birkbeck College, University of London, March 12 2009 Lecture to MSC Corp Gov and Ethics Class. Toby Webb, course lecturer [email_address]
13. Business and Climate Change McKinsey scenarios: 1) No change in policy = temp rise up to 7 degrees / 1-2 billion people overwhelmed / 4 bn people at risk RE water / total ice cap melt / Amazon may die 2) Dev nations lead the way, spend $350 bn per year by 2030 = sea levels rise / low level islands threatened / hunger increases slower than scenario 1 / Canada and Northern Europe become more productive / Major increase in extreme weather events 3) Global action , spend is $565 bn per year by 2030 = World warms only 2 degrees / hotter areas suffer on crop yields / some ice at poles remains / increase in bad weather and floods, but manageable / tropical disease spread is significant, but limited
38. Business and Climate Change More resources: Much more on emissions trading, regulation etc in this report: Countdown to Copenhagen : Government, business and the battle against climate change (Economist Intelligence Unit) And on www.ClimateChangeCorp.com / www.ethicalcorp,com / [email_address] IPCC website UK Government websites: DEFRA, Energy and Climate Change Ministry Greenpeace website Plus many others, just search around….