Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Corporations

Babie, P T

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Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Corporations

(2019) The Bulletin 41 (4) LSB(SA). ISSN 1038-6777

U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2019-46

5 Pages Posted: 28 May 2019

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P T Babie

Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide

Date Written: May 27, 2019

Abstract

While it certainly fails to provide a credible roadmap for averting climate catastrophe, the Coalition government’s release of the Climate Solutions Package might prompt us to ask: can we seriously continue to deceive ourselves into thinking that climate change presents no threat to our survival? The signs of impending disaster loom large. In 2016-17, ‘Australia [...] endured another intense summer, with more than 200 recordbreaking extreme weather events driven by climate change’; climate change continues to exacerbate the Australian drought. Thinking about these facts might make you feel ill.

Keywords: climate change

JEL Classification: K10

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Babie, Paul T., Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Corporations (May 27, 2019). (2019) The Bulletin 41 (4) LSB(SA). ISSN 1038-6777, U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2019-46, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3394688