Documents related to private businesses and adaptation to climate change.

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• Business and adaptation
• Small business and adaptation
• Tourism

Business and adaptation
Documents related to climate change impacts on businesses, and adaptation strategies:

• Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
  • Berkhout, F., Hertin, J., & Arnell, N. (2004). Business and Climate Change: Measuring and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity. The ADAPT Project. Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Technical Report 11.
• UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
  • Firth, J., & Colley, M. (2006). The Adaptation Tipping Point: Are UK Businesses Climate Proof? Oxford: Acclimatise & UKCIP.
• Carbon Trust
  • Carbon Trust. (2005). The Climate Change Challenge: Scientific Evidence and Implications. UK: The Carbon Trust.
    
• London Climate Change Partnership
  • London Climate Change Partnership. (2006). Adapting to Climate Change: Business as Usual? London: Greater London Authority.
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  • Sussman, F. & Freed, J.R. (2008). Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach. Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA.
• Deloitte
  • Deloitte. (2006). Forward Thinking: The Importance of Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Deloitte, Canada.
    Summary: This report assesses Canada's corporate readiness for managing GHG emissions by conducting a GHG Emissions Management Survey. The report highlights how Canadian companies are responding and also mentions that anticipated government regulations are the primary driver for corporations to develop GHG policies. However, the report also shows that regulatory uncertainty from government makes it difficult for companies to implement mitigation or adaptation strategies. Additionally, the report shows a trend that emitting companies have not yet developed integrated protocols for GHG emissions management and recommends that companies go beyond technical considerations and to include elements of financial and enterprise risk management within their mitigation and adaptation strategies. The survey also found that some companies are making incremental adaptation changes without connecting them to long term-GHG management strategies.

Small business and adaptation
Documents related to climate change impacts and adaptation for small businesses:

• AXA Insurance
  • Crichton, D. (2006). Climate Change and its Effects on Small Business in the UK. Published by AXA Insurance, UK pic. ISBN 978-9554108-0-2.
  • AXA. (--). Preparing for Climate Change: A Practical Guide for Small Business. London, UK: AXA Insurance.
• Pollution Probe
  • Burnham, C., & R. Holmes. (2006). A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises. Toronto & Ottawa: Pollution Probe and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Tourism
Documents related to climate change impacts on tourism sectors:

• UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
  • McEvoy, D., Handley, J.F., Cavan, G., Aylen, J., Lindley, S., McMorrow, J., & Glynn, S. (2006). Climate Change and the Visitor Economy: The Challenges and Opportunities for England’s Northwest. Sustainability Northwest (Manchester) and UKCIP (Oxford).