The likely impacts of climate change on business, and how different sectors can adapt and reduce their emissions, are addressed a series of briefings produced by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

An article on the website, Blue and Green Tomorrow, explains how the briefings cover a range of sectors, including: agriculture, fisheries, building, energy, extractive and primary industries, finance and investment, tourism and transport. They are based on a report produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The agriculture briefing looks at the likely impact of climate change on crop yields and food prices. It provides potential options for both mitigation and adaptation such as establishing agroforestry systems, improving crop rotation and replacing fossil fuels with biofuels.

The briefings have been applauded by Rejendra Pachauri, chair of the IPCC. “Spelling out the implications and of climate change for different sectors, on the basis of the work of the IPCC, will allow businesses to adapt to the challenges they face and understand the role they are able to play in reducing their climate impact”.

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