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Kaija Belfry Munroe - Business in a Changing Climate: Explaining Industry Support for Carbon Pricing - 9781487500559 - V9781487500559
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Business in a Changing Climate: Explaining Industry Support for Carbon Pricing

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Description for Business in a Changing Climate: Explaining Industry Support for Carbon Pricing Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 Figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; KJN; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.

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. ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487500559
SKU
V9781487500559
Shipping Time
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About Kaija Belfry Munroe
Kaija Belfry Munroe is a professor of Canadian Studies at Quest University Canada.

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