Industry and Entrepreneurship

"Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has much loftier goals for the WTO... When asked about the link between climate change and trade, she said that policymakers should consider policies to address the climate implications of the logistics conducting trade—namely, how goods are transported—as well as the carbon-content of traded goods themselves. In particular, she calls for a carbon tax, which she said 'could be seen by finance ministers as another way of bringing in additional revenue whilst encouraging better economic behavior with respect to climate change.'”

Experiences and Best Practices of Industrial Park Development in the People’s Republic of China

Today WRI and NewClimate Institute, in collaboration with ICAT, unveiled a new tool to better recognize the importance of climate action by businesses, regions and cities.

The Climate Action Aggregation Tool enables researchers and policymakers to quantify the impact of region, city and business emission-reduction efforts, evaluate how they complement national policies and determine the combined impact of joining national and subnational climate action. The Excel-based tool guides users in a step-by-step process to determine the scope of their research, compile non-state and subnational data and analyze the findings.

As the world works towards a green recovery from COVID-19, a new CDP report explores how buyers and suppliers are addressing risks from climate change, deforestation, and water security.

Key findings:
- Environmental supply chain risks could cost companies $120 billion in the next 5 years.
- Supply chain emissions are 11.4x higher than operational emissions – double previous estimates.
- Buyers are increasingly demanding transparency and action from suppliers to tackle environmental impacts in supply chains.
- Suppliers cut emissions by 619 mtCO2, but they must now engage their own value chains on climate, deforestation & water risks.