Champions of the Low-Carbon Economy: Why CEOs are Ready for a Global Climate Agreement | United Nations Global Compact

Forty chairmen and CEOs of corporations from around the globe were interviewed for this report. These chief executives indicate that climate inaction is too costly to their businesses and the world. They support a strong global climate agreement and are ready to lead the resulting world economy.

Authors: Authors: Sonila Cook, John Stephenson, Jonathan Berman

Green Growth: Overcoming the Crisis and Beyond | OECD

"The current economic crisis is not an excuse to weaken long-term efforts to achieve low-carbon economic growth. Recent OECD analysis shows that ambitious policy action to address climate change makes economic sense, and that delaying action could be costly in both economic and environmental terms..."

Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection | CERES

This report is the first comprehensive examination of how 100 of the world’s largest corporations are positioning themselves to compete in a carbon-constrained world. With the launch of the Kyoto Protocol1 in 2005, managing greenhouse gas emissions is now a routine part of doing business in key global trading markets. As the United States moves to join the international effort to combat global warming, climate governance practices will assume an increasingly central role in corporate and investment planning. Eventually, nothing short of an energy and technology revolution will be needed to stem rising greenhouse gas emissions across the globe.

Author: Douglas G. Cogan