Climate change, and how to survive it, is rising up the corporate agenda. It could take a good dose of R&D to come up with imaginative and lasting responses. The Pew Center offers some ideas.
Anyone in a technical role faces a good chance of being asked for their thoughts on climate change and how organisations should respond. The influential Pew Center on Global Climate Change offers some thoughts in a new report (pdf files here): “Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change”.
"This report serves as a 'how to' guide for corporate decision makers as they navigate rapidly-changing global markets. The report presents an in-depth look at the development and implementation of corporate strategies that take into account climate-related risks and opportunities."
The press release that goes with it says:
"One of the clearest conclusions is that businesses need to engage actively with government in the development of climate policy. Of 31 major corporations polled by the report author, nearly all companies believe that federal greenhouse gas standards are imminent, and 84 percent of these companies believe regulations will take effect before 2015."
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