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LOW-CARBON
ECONOMY
A "low-carbon economy" is one in which trade is compatible with development that is low in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and resilient to climate change, according to the commitments of the signatories of the Paris Agreement, including Québec and Canada.
DISCOVERING THE
low-carbon ECONOMY
Excerpt (in French) of the webinar "Discover the low-carbon economy". Contact us to hold a full webinar in English >
BE INFORMED – VOCABULARY OF THE LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
Climate emergency
SMEs are part of the solution (french only)
Excerpt (in French) from the conference with Alain Webster, President of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change of the Government of Quebec and full professor in environmental economics at the University of Sherbrooke.
KEY MOMENTS TOWARDS THE NEW PURPOSE OF BUSINESSES
1980-1999
React (protection & compliance; 1997 Kyoto Protocol)
2000-2009
Respect (Sustainable Development/CSR; 2005 UN Global Compact)
2010-2019
Act (2013 SPEDE; 2015 Paris; 2017 ODD + TCFD; 2019 Bus. Roundtable)
2020-2029
Unite (New business purpose; ESG; transparency)
2030-2050
Regenerate – Net Positive Leadership
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