Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws
Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws Appetite for change - Accountancy Nieuws
Section 6While managing uncertainty,businesses remain hopefulBusinesses haveproven through actionand investment thatthey are committed toreducing their impacton the climate44 Appetite for change. PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Businesses have proven through action and investmentthat they are committed to reducing their impacts on theclimate. They are improving energy efficiency, driving downcarbon emissions and seeking out low carbon businessopportunities in an effort to secure their own futures.The speed of transformation is increasing, as manyexecutives report pressure from customers, investors andemployees to make their businesses more sustainable.A growing number of businesses expect to be affectedby climate change, and they are developing strategies torespond, even though government policies remain uncertain.The results of this survey, combined with larger trends inpolitics and business, suggest some important inputs forthose strategic calculations.• Political momentum is building for carbon-related taxes.Supporters of environmental taxes share the perceptionthat they are a simple and effective policy tool. Therecent announcements of carbon taxes in Ireland andFrance and the revisions to the European Union EnergyTax Directive, currently out for consultation, reflect agrowing level of support. If progress slows in the US andat the international level, pressure will also increase ongovernments in Europe and North America to introduceborder taxes in sectors covered by carbon regulations.In response to the growing momentum for tax changes,businesses are more closely monitoring tax policydevelopments and engaging with policymakers.• There will not be a common global price for carbon inthe short to medium term. Emissions trading is viableand popular among participants, especially in the majoremerging economies of India, China and Brazil. But thecreation of a global price is a long-term enterprise. Inthe short and medium term, businesses are appraisinginvestments using a shadow price of carbon thatcovers a range of scenarios and varies for differentnational outcomes.Emissions trading is viable andpopular among participants• New regulations and standards are likely. Governmentsare expected to complement market measures withnon-market regulations, such as stricter standards onfuel and energy efficiency in transport, appliances andhomes, and encourage more sustainable practices.Business executives have concerns that such measureswill hinder growth through new costs and inconsistentimplementation. However, they also recognise theeffectiveness of well-designed regulations and are tryingto anticipate how regulations may change the competitivelandscape. For example, businesses are looking forclimate change and environmental investments that reducecosts, such as energy efficiency.Appetite for change. PricewaterhouseCoopers. 45
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