POLA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Clean Technology
26 Feb 2016
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Corporations have been at the heart of reshaping how society interacts with the environment over the past century. A significant shift in perceptions about the appropriate role for corporations in environmental protection which targets regulation and activism to partners in clean technology innovation. Argument 1 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences) Corporations vary in their awareness of climate change, their climate practices and policies, in the motivations guiding their climate strategies, and in the meanings corporate executives and others ascribe to their actions. Argument 2 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences not necessary for all readings) All corporate responses to climate change are due to real and/or perceived changes in business environments, related to the direct and indirect effects of climate change. Direct effects impinge on firm operations due to physical changes in the climate. Summary of evidence supporting argument 1 (1-2 sentences)
