Comments on: “The Business of Green” http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:44:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Nelson T. Enojo http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-231 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:57:31 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-231 Renewable energy is the perfect solution to human enduced pollution. Carbon capture and storage is one way to lower hazardous gas emissions. Carbon sink and sequestration in trees is a win-win solution both to combat climate change and poverty alleviation. The business of green thru reforestation and restoration suggest a simple synergy harnessing labor and service. Carbon offsetting, as investment from developed nations offers a powerfull means to more effectively engage business communities for a concerted global initiative to achieve the MDG goals. A tropical country like the Philippines can now be part, a solution for development. "Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity" to quote wbcsd Renewable energy is the perfect solution to human enduced pollution. Carbon capture and storage is one way to lower hazardous gas emissions. Carbon sink and sequestration in trees is a win-win solution both to combat climate change and poverty alleviation.

The business of green thru reforestation and restoration suggest a simple synergy harnessing labor and service. Carbon offsetting, as investment from developed nations offers a powerfull means to more effectively engage business communities for a concerted global initiative to achieve the MDG goals.

A tropical country like the Philippines can now be part, a solution for development.

“Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity” to quote wbcsd

]]> by: Bill Hewitt http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-13 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:55:35 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-13 The HBR article was pretty interesting and useful. It was written by the president and a senior analyst at the World Resources Institute. They have some great resources at their <a href="http://www.wri.org/climate/" rel="nofollow">website</a> on "Climate, Energy & Transport."  Lehman Brothers also has a fascinating new report:  "<a href="http://www.lehman.com/press/pdf_2007/031207_TheBusinessOfClimateChange.pdf" rel="nofollow">The Business of Climate Change</a>."  Much more about this part of the equation in future posts. The HBR article was pretty interesting and useful. It was written by the president and a senior analyst at the World Resources Institute. They have some great resources at their website on “Climate, Energy & Transport.”  Lehman Brothers also has a fascinating new report:  “The Business of Climate Change.”  Much more about this part of the equation in future posts.

]]> by: Chris Young http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-10 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:53:18 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/09/the-business-of-green/#comment-10 Even the Harvard Business Review is covering this. The March 2007 issue discusses "Competitive Advantage on a Warming Planet," with a stated Learning Objective: "To master a four-step process companies can use to mitigate climate-related risks and identify new opportunities for competitive advantage offered by climate change." I'm not quite sure how I feel about corporations profiting from global climate change, but it must be true, as the summary states, that "Companies that manage and mitigate their exposure to the risks associated with climate change while seeking new opportunities for profit will generate a competitive advantage over rivals in a carbon-constrained future." If only our governments were so rational. Even the Harvard Business Review is covering this. The March 2007 issue discusses “Competitive Advantage on a Warming Planet,” with a stated Learning Objective: “To master a four-step process companies can use to mitigate climate-related risks and identify new opportunities for competitive advantage offered by climate change.”

I’m not quite sure how I feel about corporations profiting from global climate change, but it must be true, as the summary states, that “Companies that manage and mitigate their exposure to the risks associated with climate change while seeking new opportunities for profit will generate a competitive advantage over rivals in a carbon-constrained future.” If only our governments were so rational.

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