Investing in the Era of Climate Change

by Bruce Usher
Investing in the Era of Climate Change
Author: Bruce Usher
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2022-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 023155382X
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A climate catastrophe can be avoided, but only with a rapid and sustained investment in companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To the surprise of many, this has already begun. Investors are abandoning fossil-fuel companies and other polluting industries and financing businesses offering climate solutions. Rising risks, evolving social norms, government policies, and technological innovation are all accelerating this movement of capital. Bruce Usher offers an indispensable guide to the risks and opportunities for investors as the world faces climate change. He explores the role that investment plays in reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, detailing how to finance the winners and avoid the losers in a transforming global economy. Usher argues that careful examination of climate solutions will offer investors a new and necessary lens on the future for their own financial benefit and for the greater good. Companies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions will create great wealth, and, more importantly, they will provide a lifeline for humanity. Grounded in academic and industry research, Usher’s insights bring clarity to a complex and controversial topic while illuminating the people behind the numbers. This book sets out a practical and actionable plan for investors that will alter the course of climate change.

Investment and Growth in the Time of Climate Change

by Atanas Kolev (Economist)
Investment and Growth in the Time of Climate Change
Author: Atanas Kolev (Economist)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2012
Genre: Carbon dioxide mitigation
ISBN:
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"Cognisant of the many facets of climate change, this report looks through the lens of economics, that is, the social science that measures the economic impact of climate change and the costs and benefits of trying to mitigate it and adapt to it. From an investment perspective, issues for study include the balance between investment in mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions and adaptation to climate change; the urgency and timing of investing in both; obstacles to investment; and policies to remove them and make investment profitable. From a growth perspective, issues of interest include the link between climate action and economic growth; the short-term and the long-term dimensions of this link; and the importance of innovation as an interface between climate action and economic growth. One of the key messages from this report is that there is unexploited scope for making Europe's climate action more efficient, growth-friendly, and in tune with fiscal constraints."--publisher's description.

Climate Capitalism

by L. Hunter Lovins
Climate Capitalism
Author: L. Hunter Lovins
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1429966653
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Believe in climate change. Or don't. It doesn't matter. But you'd better understand this: the best route to rebuilding our economy, our cities, and our job markets, as well as assuring national security, is doing precisely what you would do if you were scared to death about climate change. Whether you're the head of a household or the CEO of a multinational corporation, embracing efficiency, innovation, renewables, carbon markets, and new technologies is the smartest decision you can make. It's the most profitable, too. And, oh yes—you'll help save the planet. In Climate Capitalism, L. Hunter Lovins, coauthor of the bestselling Natural Capitalism, and the sustainability expert Boyd Cohen prove that the future of capitalism in a recession-riddled, carbon-constrained world will be built on innovations that cutting-edge leaders are bringing to the market today. These companies are creating jobs and driving innovation. Climate Capitalism delivers hundreds of indepth case studies of international corporations, small businesses, NGOs, and municipalities to prove that energy efficiency and renewable resources are already driving prosperity. While highlighting business opportunities across a range of sectors—including energy, construction, transportation, and agriculture technologies—Lovins and Cohen also show why the ex–CIA director Jim Woolsey drives a solar-powered plugin hybrid vehicle. His bumper sticker says it all: "Osama bin Laden hates my car." Corporate executives, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and concerned citizens alike will find profitable ideas within these pages. In ten information-packed chapters, Climate Capitalism gives tangible examples of early adopters across the globe who see that the low-carbon economy leads to increased profits and economic growth. It offers a clear and concise road map to the new energy economy and a cooler planet.

FEARLESS: Real Estate Investing in the Era of Climate Change

by B. Sheldon
FEARLESS: Real Estate Investing in the Era of Climate Change
Author: B. Sheldon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2019-09-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781691270910
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"...a unique book in all the annals of Real Estate investing books, and I am most grateful to have been lead to it. It is an eye-opener!"...Dr. C. Ranck FEARLESS: Real Estate Investing In The Era Of Climate Change is for every real estate investor who has ever asked themselves, "How will climate change affect me, my investments and my strategies for investing for the future?" As a real estate investor, you know climate change is real. It's here. It is increasing. You've watched it dramatically impact our real estate investments and you know you must do everything possible to protect your real estate investments from the destruction already happening. But do you even know where to begin? In FEARLESS: Real Estate Investing In The Era Of Climate Change, B.L. Sheldon has one single objective, to give you a rock-solid how-to plan to thrive as a real estate investor in the era of global climate change. You will learn how to become a FEARLESS real estate investor. FEARLESS gives you a clear understanding of how climate change is impacting your real estate investments right NOW - and how it will continue to do so in the future. So get your house in order (pun intended.) This book will give you: Strategies to assess your (or ANY) region, town, neighborhood and property for resistance to climate change impacts Techniques to mitigate the possible vulnerabilities in your current properties Secrets to use to determine where to buy your next real estate investment property Insights to decide, if you own a property, whether to hold or if it's time to sell Skills to preserve and increase your cash flow Tactics to define your personal risk limits when deciding when and where to invest in real estate Who needs this book? Real Estate Investors (of all sizes) Realtors Government Planners Insurance Companies Developers Real Estate Attorneys Retailers Institutional Lenders Property Inspectors Real Estate Appraisers Building Contractors Property Managers Mortgage Companies Investment Managers Credit Rating Organizations This book is NOT a philosophical debate about climate change. This book is also NOT about what has caused climate change or why it is happening. This book is about protecting your investments against the relentless changes ahead.

False Alarm

by Bjorn Lomborg
False Alarm
Author: Bjorn Lomborg
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1541647483
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An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take drastic action immediately to stop it. Children panic about their future, and adults wonder if it is even ethical to bring new life into the world. Enough, argues bestselling author Bjorn Lomborg. Climate change is real, but it's not the apocalyptic threat that we've been told it is. Projections of Earth's imminent demise are based on bad science and even worse economics. In panic, world leaders have committed to wildly expensive but largely ineffective policies that hamper growth and crowd out more pressing investments in human capital, from immunization to education. False Alarm will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong -- and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all.

Hot Stocks

by James Ellman
Hot Stocks
Author: James Ellman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-07-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 153813747X
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The world is warming, our portfolios will have to adapt, and the stocks we own can help shape our future; James Ellman shows how to invest wisely as climate change impacts multiple sectors across the stock market. The costs of global warming and its mitigation will have a major impact on equity market performance over the next two decades. As the climate changes, investors will need to understand which are the best-positioned market sectors and stocks as well as those to avoid. Hot Stocks provides a roadmap detailing how to invest in this new reality. It evaluates the many ways global warming will affect profit flows in the economy: • Impacts of a warmer climate, rising ocean levels, more frequent extreme storm events, land desertification and ocean acidification. • Potential for government taxation on greenhouse gas emissions. • Accelerating switching to renewable power systems that are increasingly cost competitive with those powered by oil fossil fuels. • Government bans on sales of cars powered by internal combustion engines and the electrification of the terrestrial vehicle fleet. • Potential for hydrocarbon reserves and equipment becoming impaired or ‘stranded assets’. • Rising demand for major infrastructure projects to protect valuable coastal real estate from inundation. • Litigation aimed at forcing legacy polluters to pay mitigation costs. The book drills down on how these changes will depress or support stocks in sectors such as the petroleum industry, automakers, renewable power providers, regional banking, property insurance, heavy equipment manufacturers, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and agricultural chemicals. The analysis then pivots away from a US-centric focus to identify those nations around the world whose economies are best positioned to successfully adjust to the impact of rising prevailing temperatures, as well as those likely to suffer the most from the trend.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

by Bill Gates
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Author: Bill Gates
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0385546149
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

Windfall

by Mckenzie Funk
Windfall
Author: Mckenzie Funk
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0143126598
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A fascinating investigation into how people around the globe are cashing in on a warming world McKenzie Funk has spent the last six years reporting around the world on how we are preparing for a warmer planet. Funk shows us that the best way to understand the catastrophe of global warming is to see it through the eyes of those who see it most clearly—as a market opportunity. Global warming’s physical impacts can be separated into three broad categories: melt, drought, and deluge. Funk travels to two dozen countries to profile entrepreneurial people who see in each of these forces a potential windfall. The melt is a boon for newly arable, mineral-rich regions of the Arctic, such as Greenland—and for the surprising kings of the manmade snow trade, the Israelis. The process of desalination, vital to Israel’s survival, can produce a snowlike by-product that alpine countries use to prolong their ski season. Drought creates opportunities for private firefighters working for insurance companies in California as well as for fund managers backing south Sudanese warlords who control local farmland. As droughts raise food prices globally, there is no more precious asset. The deluge—the rising seas, surging rivers, and superstorms that will threaten island nations and coastal cities—has been our most distant concern, but after Hurricane Sandy and failure after failure to cut global carbon emissions, it is not so distant. For Dutch architects designing floating cities and American scientists patenting hurricane defenses, the race is on. For low-lying countries like Bangladesh, the coming deluge presents an existential threat. Funk visits the front lines of the melt, the drought, and the deluge to make a human accounting of the booming business of global warming. By letting climate change continue unchecked, we are choosing to adapt to a warming world. Containing the resulting surge will be big business; some will benefit, but much of the planet will suffer. McKenzie Funk has investigated both sides, and what he has found will shock us all. To understand how the world is preparing to warm, Windfall follows the money.

Investing in Resilience

by Asian Development Bank
Investing in Resilience
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290929502
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Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of development. At-risk communities in Asia and the Pacific can apply a wide range of policy, capacity, and investment instruments and mechanisms to ensure that disaster risk is properly assessed, disaster risk is reduced, and residual risk is well managed. Yet, real progress in strengthening resilience has been slow to date and natural hazards continue to cause significant loss of life, damage, and disruption in the region, undermining inclusive, sustainable development. Investing in Resilience offers an approach and ideas for reflection on how to achieve disaster resilience. It does not prescribe specific courses of action but rather establishes a vision of a resilient future. It stresses the interconnectedness and complementarity of possible actions to achieve disaster resilience across a wide range of development policies, plans, legislation, sectors, and themes. The vision shows how resilience can be accomplished through the coordinated action of governments and their development partners in the private sector, civil society, and the international community. The vision encourages “investors” to identify and prioritize bundles of actions that collectively can realize that vision of resilience, breaking away from the current tendency to pursue disparate and fragmented disaster risk management measures that frequently trip and fall at unforeseen hurdles. Investing in Resilience aims to move the disaster risk reduction debate beyond rhetoric and to help channel commitments into investment, incentives, funding, and practical action