Almost half of CEOs believe climate change will affect their companies now or within the next 10 years, but CEOs claim they are making progress in tackling climate change and many investments There is also a wide gap between what homes believe is effective action. Businesses need to adopt strategies to increase their resilience to climate change and identify ways to reduce emissions. The author, who is also the dean of the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School and host of the podcast HBS Climate Rising, explains how he can work with ENGOs to help companies tackle climate change. It suggests five methods and some pitfalls to avoid.
In 2015, 196 countries around the world signed the Paris Agreement, which agreed to limit global temperature rise to below 2°C. Recent UN Reports This indicates that more aggressive measures are needed to achieve this goal. In 2022, the global greenhouse gas concentration will be best ever, about 50% higher than pre-industrial levels.To prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5°C and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, we have almost $4 trillion annual investment According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), clean energy and infrastructure will start in 2030.
