Jon Standford's analysis of key issues

In under a year greenhouse gas concerns have become mainstream, permeating the consciousness of the broader business community alongside the community in general. No longer an issue for heavy emitters of greenhouse gas alone, there are business implications for non energy intensive businesses, for the services sector beyond insurers and the investment community, as well as the manufacturing and retail sectors.

In an article provided to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (with excerpts included in AICD's Boardroom Report Vol 5, No 10, 19 June 2007), Jon Stanford outlines the broad structure of the questions and the issues for directors for whom this issue is still relatively formative.

About Jon Stanford
Jon has been involved in the economics and public policy aspects of climate change for over a decade. Recent assignments have included:

• coordinating the economic modelling for the Discussion Paper on the Possible Design for a National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme released by the National Emissions Trading Taskforce (comprising all state governments)
• advice to the Australian Business Roundtable on possible deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions
• presenting at the National Gas Peaking Plant Outlook Conference on State-based Emissions Trading, Implications for Gas Generation.