Climate Change

14 Pages Posted: 30 May 2017

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Andrea Larson

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Mark Meier

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Abstract

The scientific consensus on climate change's origins in human activities has begun to influence international law and corporate policies. Suitable for MBA and undergraduate students, this technical note is a compilation that replaces a three-part series of the same name (UVA-ENT-0036, -0037, and -0038) International concern over global climate change began in the late 20th century, when scientists saw a correlation among increasing atmospheric concentrations of certain gases, human activities emitting those gases, and an unusual increase in global ambient temperature readings. The scientific community was joined by international policy makers who had grown concerned about reports of climate change impacts ranging from melting polar icecaps to regional flooding, drought, and extreme-weather events. While a small number of scientists disagree, most researchers suggest that prudence requires action to reduce human contributions to atmospheric pollutants that cause the greenhouse effect.

Excerpt

UVA-ENT-0157

Rev. Feb. 4, 2011

Climate Change

The thickness of the air, compared to the size of the Earth, is something like the thickness of a coat of shellac on a schoolroom globe. Many astronauts have reported seeing that delicate, thin, blue aura at the horizon of the daylit hemisphere and immediately, unbidden, began contemplating its fragility and vulnerability. They have reason to worry.

—Carl Sagan

Introduction

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Keywords: climate change IPCC sustainability environment

Suggested Citation

Larson, Andrea and Meier, Mark, Climate Change. Darden Case No. UVA-ENT-0157, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2974259 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2974259

Andrea Larson (Contact Author)

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/faculty/larson.htm

Mark Meier

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

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