ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book brings climate change and energy discussions to the corporate context in a business framework and language. Climate change has caused the environment of business to change completely and permanently. The book illustrates the virtue of proactive carbon strategies and suggests a corporate carbon management framework. It discusses the importance of stringent industrial policies for climate change and proposes the idea of an international carbon-equal fund. The book elaborates on the role of inter-firm collaborations for establishing low-carbon industries and production systems. It offers one approach for repositioning the business models to thrive beyond carbon constraints and help prevent a global carbon crisis. The book also discusses the strategic management options that include choices for corporate management, and wider societal choices. It also elaborates on sources of misunderstanding with respect to climate change and fossil fuel availability and their business implications.
