This report is published by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Carbon Trust, KPMG, SAP and Shell.
Part one sets the context - the Copenhagen conference in December - and then outlines and discusses what actions are being taken by the main GHG emitting countries to reduce emissions. It has sections on the US, the EU (counting as one entity), China, India and Japan, with extremely useful summary boxes bulletpointing for each the main energy/climate change related initiatives instigated. It also gives a view of likely approaches in coming years.
This report is published by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Carbon Trust, KPMG, SAP and Shell.
Part one sets the context - the Copenhagen conference in December - and then outlines and discusses what actions are being taken by the main GHG emitting countries to reduce emissions. It has sections on the US, the EU (counting as one entity), China, India and Japan, with extremely useful summary boxes bulletpointing for each the main energy/climate change related initiatives instigated. It also gives a view of likely approaches in coming years.
Part two looks at what business is doing, based, among other things, on surveys with 538 senior executives of major companies. This section highlights the main approaches being taken by business, their attitudes to reducing emissions further in the current economic climate, barriers and opportunities and so forth. The report highlights a generally strong appetite for regulation among most respondents.
The report is published by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Carbon Trust, KPMG, SAP and Shell. You can download a video webcast of the launch conference here.
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