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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Peer Review Process; About the contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; PART I -- Green economy landscape: international and national perspectives; 1. Business in the green global economy; INTRODUCTION; DRIVERS TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION; GREEN ECONOMY: A RECAP ON CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS; METHODOLOGICAL ORIENTATION; BOOK OUTLINE; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 2. Mapping the green economy landscape in South Africa; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT A GREEN ECONOMY.

Climate change is real and is impacting on economies and lives in Africa, especially rural livelihoods. The effects of the climate change phenomena have drawn bitter debate between both the developed and developing countries. To address some of the concerns, the authors identified topics of relevance to Africa, among them: discourses surrounding the green economy and sustainable development; financing green economies; carbon benchmarking; role of multilateral development banks in carbon financing; and carbon taxation. The book mainstreams climate change into "unfamiliar" territories, such as accounting, fi nance, management, education, economics and banking.

AbstractThe date, 18 December 2009, left the world perturbed, as global leaders failed to reach consensus on a legally binding climate deal in Copenhagen. Since Bali 2007, much work had been done on preparing for a fair, ambitious and legally binding climate deal. Accordingly, the non-binding Copenhagen (political) Accord was concluded paving the way for further talks in Mexico in 2010. However, the African continent maintained that it had received a raw deal. This paper presents the African Group's climate position and analyses the implications of the Copenhagen Accord for the continent. The paper also presents a way forward for Mexico and beyond. The conclusion urges African governments to hold onto the gains of Copenhagen 2009 and to continue pushing for a fair, ambitious and legally binding climate deal.