The cumulative effect of individual purchasing decisions are responsible for anthropogenic climate change. These private investment and consumption decisions are at the heart of climate mitigation efforts changes. This paper shows that the new market-based, incentive-compatible mechanisms may contribute to a win-win (green and profitable) behavior of private investors. Despite its accessibility and financial viability, people often lose sight of more efficient technologies in favor of less efficient, but familiar. The article is a framework that shows how local politicians can act as a catalyst in providing profitable opportunities for private investors to get over this so-called "efficiency gap." "Hide
on March Amram, Nalin Kulatilaka Source: California Review Control 26 pages. Publication Date: February 1, 2009. Prod. #: CMR424-PDF-ENG
Related Case Solutions & Analyses:
Jack Hughes Founder and Chairman of TopCoder In-Class Comments 04082011 Video
Should You Have a Global Strategy
UpDown: Confidential Instructions for MICHAEL
Horizontal Specialization and Modularity in the Semiconductor Industry
Mittal Steel: The Making of the Worlds Largest Steel Company (B)
Teach for America 2005
Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (B)
Cat Is Out of the Bag: KANand the Layoff Gone Awry (A)
Accelerace: Accelerating Start-up Growth in Denmark Award winner Prize Winner
Crisis at the Mill: Weaving an Indian Turnaround – Alvarez & Marsal Award winner Prize Winner
