Purchase this case hbr product formulating strategy an PDF ENGCalderón Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change by Carmen Nobel Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón says the United States Congress and Chinese coal plants are the biggest obstacles to fixing climate change. What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón.
The most serious problem is in the United States Congress he told a packed audience at Harvard Business School on Monday. If you are a Republican it s like a formal requirement to be a nonbeliever in climate change. And that s bad. In conversation Chinese Overseas America Number Data with Harvard University Professor Rebecca Henderson Calderón discussed The New Climate Economy the primary project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. Calderón chairs the initiative which comprises corporate executives local politicians and former heads of state from countries. IF WE PROVIDE ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS WE WILL WIN THIS BATTLE.
We know very well that climate change is happening he said. Scientists have rested their case. Climate change is associated with global warming and global warming is associated with human behavior. have been hampered by the idea that fighting climate change and supporting economic growth are mutually exclusive endeavors. We believe it s possible to do both he said. We need to switch from talking about carbon emissions to talking about economic growth jobs and profits for companies. Time is of the essence when it comes to avoiding a climate change catastrophe according to a United Nations report released this week. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that greenhouse gas emissions have increased dramatically in the past decade.