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2010 Energy Efficiency Indicator Results for North America

From the Executive Summary: "Conducted in March of 2010, the Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) surveyed CEOs, CFOs, real estate leaders, and facility managers from organizations ranging from small businesses to global corporations across a variety of industry sectors. The highest number of respondents this year came from the healthcare, manufactu ...
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Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls, USA, April 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

A Changing Climate for Business Third Edition

This is the third edition of a business publication from the UK Climate Impacts Programme. This set of publications serves as an introduction to climate change impacts and adaptation for a general business audience. In addition to the inclusion of information from the new UK Climate Projections, updates also include making the business case for ...
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Gerry Metcalf, Kay Jenkinson and Kay Johnstone
UK Climate Impacts Programme, Oxford, UK, June 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach

After briefly summarizing the expected physical impacts of climate change, this paper provides a framework that businesses can use to determine their susceptibility to adverse financial effects. It considers upstream (supplier) and downstream (consumer) factors, and not only the internal operations of the firm. Three case studies of firms that pe ...
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Frances G. Sussman and J. Randall Freed
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public

Climate Capitalism

From the Cambridge University Press Website: "Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of ‘decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the domi ...
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Peter Newell and Matthew Paterson
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, May 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate-Resilient Industrial Development Paths: Design Principles and Alternative Models

From the Abstract: "The 'climate imperative'—the urgent need to both mitigate and adapt to global climate change—has important implications for economic development paths in general and industry and energy policies in particular. Development models and practice historically have treated climate—and indeed, the natural environment in general ...
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Lyuba Zarsky
Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA, February 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Communicating on Climate Policy Engagement: A Guide to Sustainability Reporting

From the Introduction: "Public policy engagement has rapidly become a crucial aspect of reporting on climate change. While reporting on direct climate impacts and on risks and opportunities remains important, environmental advocates and other stakeholders are calling on companies to demonstrate how they are playing a role in climate policy d ...
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Ryan Schuchard
BSR, March 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Doing Business in a New Climate: A Guide to Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissi...

"This guide describes best practices in greenhouse gas management, and uses many real-life business examples to illustrate the options available to businesses to reduce their climate impact and improve their bottom line." "All businesses, large and small, from the industrial sector to the service industry, produce greenhouse gas emissions. ...
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Vancouver, BC:David Suzuki Foundation. 2008
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Energy for a Sustainable Future

This summary report includes a set of recommendations calling for increasing energy access, energy efficiency, and clean energy efforts if we are to meet the global climate change challenge and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The recommendations (each accompanied by a discussion of the relevant issues and methods and st ...
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Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC),
The Secretery-General's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC), New York, NY, April 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

How to Live a Low Carbon Life, Second Edition

From the Earthscan Website: "Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world. Governments and businesses have been slow to act - individuals need to take the lead now if we are to avoid climate chaos." "Each Westener is responsible for an average10 - 20 to ...
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Chris Goodall
Earthscan.com, 2010
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Low-carbon innovation: Developing technology for the future

"One of the key objectives to meeting the UK’s long-term targets on climate change is the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. The CBI brief Low-carbon innovation: developing technology for the future, looks at what is needed in order to prepare the UK for a low-carbon future. "The brief argues that it is vital that low-carb ...
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Kelly, Rhian
London, UK: Confederation of British Industry. November 2008
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor the Public

Public Finance Mechanisms To Mobilise Investment in Climate Change Mitigation

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of Public Financing Mechanismss that mobilize and leverage commercial financing, build commercially sustainable markets, and increase capacity to deliver clean energy and other climate-mitigation technologies, projects and businesses. It was commissioned by UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry ...
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Maclean, John, et al.
Nairobi, Kenya and Paris Fr: United Nations Environment Programme: 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts

Responsible Property Investment: Similar Aims, Different Manifestations

This paper explains how the principles of responsible investment can be applied to real property in light of the differences between property and other types of assets. It proposes methods for both equity and direct investors.
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Paul McNamara
UNEP Finance Initiative’s Property Working Group, March 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services

The [UK] Carbon Trust and Defra [UK DEpartment of Environment, Food, and Regional Affairsd] have co-sponsored the publication by the British Standards Institution of PAS 2050, the product carbon footprinting standard. PAS 2050 provides a method for assessing the GHG emissions arising from products across their life cycle, from initial sourcin ...
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Sinden, Graham
London, UK: British Standards Institute (BSI). 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public

The Economic Impact of AB 32 on California Small Business

From the UCS Website Summary: "To examine how California’s AB 32 global warming policies will impact small business bottom lines, UCS commissioned a first-of-its kind economic analysis specifically focused on the state’s small businesses. The analysis ground-tests its results through a case study on Border Grill restaurant in Los Angeles. ...
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Jurgen Weiss and Mark Sarro
The Brattle Group, Washington D.C., USA, December 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

World Energy and Climate Policy: 2009 Assessment

The needs of the modern industrial world, not only for affordable, secure, clean and available energy for all but also including the broader needs of energy security, energy equity, and environmental impacts, are the topics of this report. The report encapsulates assessment results across 88 countries. Top division country performers are identif ...
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World Energy Council Programme Committee
World Energy Council, London, UK, 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts