Global climate change is becoming more prominent political and business issues. Design of a market system to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. In a broader sense, the national efforts under the Kyoto Protocol to provide both government and firms with significant challenges. Design of international institutions, which will be useful for managing change after a period of the Kyoto Protocol is a challenge both for ratifying Kyoto and for countries such as the United States, which has not ratified the treaty. Creating a post-Kyoto agreement on climate change requires the agreement of China and the United States, the world's largest emitters of carbon. The case shows the science and economics of climate change and encourages the reader to think about the strategic and risk management challenges that it poses to the government officials and business leaders in developed countries and in developing countries.
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by Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath, Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon Source: Harvard Business School 55 pages. Publication Date: February 10, 2010. Prod. #: 710056-PDF-ENG
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