A Concise Business Guide to Climate Change

Advance Praise for A Concise Business Guide to Climate Change:

“As someone who’s spent years at the intersection of sustainability and global business, I know how hard it can be to move from ambition to action. A Concise Business Guide to Climate Change makes that journey clearer. Trumbull’s voice is grounded, accessible, and deeply informed—exactly the kind of guide today’s leaders need.” — Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO, Beko

“As a climate and business primer, this book provides good coverage of the core issues executives need a handle on: the pressures and the stakeholders, the basic science (with an unusually good explanation as to why leaders should understand it), the cleantech space, and the policy landscape. Well done.” — Andrew Winston, coauthor, Green to Gold and Net Positive

“Trumbull aims to help managers understand current concerns about climate change and why businesses need to pay attention, to provide an overview of global policy efforts to date, and to identify a range of challenges and opportunities these policies present for businesses. He not only succeeds, he does so with thoughtfulness and balance that inspire trust. I highly recommend this guide to executives, policy makers, and educators who want to come up to speed on this topic.” — Cynthia A. Montgomery, Timken Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; author, The Strategist

“In this vital guide for leaders navigating the net-zero transition, Professor Trumbull offers insights that resonate deeply with Envision’s mission. As AI, intelligent manufacturing, and decarbonization converge, climate technology is set to drive a new green industrial revolution—one that reshapes the global economy and unlocks sustainable prosperity. This marks a defining leap for human civilization.” — Lei Zhang, founder and CEO, Envision Group

Gunnar Trumbull is the Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research and publications have focused on regulatory policy, and he also has a background in the geosciences. He teaches the MBA course “Global Climate Change,” which he launched in spring 2022. Before coming to HBS, he helped found the nonprofit organization GeoHazards International, which assists countries and municipalities in responding to environmental risks.