September 2008 (Revised October 2009)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

The Carbon Market

By: Andre F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman

Format:Print
| Pages:13

Abstract

The carbon market has emerged in response to concerns about global climate change. This note characterizes the market in 2008, describing each segment and how it operates.

Keywords

Non-Renewable Energy; Market Transactions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change

Citation

Perold, Andre F., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Mikell Hyman. "The Carbon Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-064, September 2008. (Revised October 2009.)