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Who’s Afraid of a Carbon Tax?
As far as equity investors might experience them, the risks of a potential “carbon tax” are more easily fathomed than the rewards. Emissions data are available for most large companies and – taking basic assumptions on the likely form of taxation – we can easily examine which market segments face the greater risks. Estimating The Impact…
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Necessary, but not sufficient
In the popular imagination, “big business” is responsible for climate change. In fact, corporate emissions of greenhouse gasses are a small part of the problem; it is quite possible that corporations also provide our best hope for a solution. The current reality – what we know to be true – is that governments worldwide are shortly expected to commit to…
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