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The global carbon crisis : emerging carbon constraints and strategic management options / Timo Busch and Paul Shrivastava. Greenleaf Publishing, July 2011,  200 pp.  ISBN 978-1-906093-61-7http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=3374This new book succinctly translates important insights from the natural sciences, economics and equity discussions, for the business reader. It reviews important aspects of these discussions and clarifies misunderstandings with respect to climate change and fossil fuel availability and their implications for business. The book provides simple, direct, pragmatic and effective solutions that policy- makers and corporate managers can implement. The aim is to provoke action - thoughtful action - towards developing a low-carbon future for companies on three levels. At the macro level, the authors discuss the importance of tough industrial policies for climate change and propose the idea of an international carbon-equal fund. At the meso level, they elaborate on the role of inter-firm collaborations for establishing low-carbon industries and production systems. At the micro level, they illustrate the virtue of proactive carbon strategies and suggest a corporate carbon management framework... (© Greenleaf)