{"id":14571,"date":"2020-02-18T15:31:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T23:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=14571"},"modified":"2022-12-12T08:29:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T16:29:27","slug":"business-english-news-43-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2020\/02\/18\/business-english-news-43-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 43 &#8211; Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14571-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN43-Climate-Change.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN43-Climate-Change.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN43-Climate-Change.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN43POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"Business English News 43 Lesson - Climate Change\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-400x173.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change-800x346.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-English-News-LESSON-43-Climate-Change.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Change is a constant, and the earth&#8217;s climate has never been perfectly stable. But in recent years the pace of climate change has accelerated to the point of crisis. Scientists around the world are sounding the alarm, and more and more people and institutions are realizing that drastic times require drastic measures. Business is not immune. According to the New York Times:<\/p>\n<p>The Carbon Disclosure Project analyzed submissions from 215 of the world&#8217;s 500 biggest corporations. They found that these companies faced roughly $1 trillion in potential costs related to climate change in the decades ahead, unless they took proactive steps to prepare. By the companies&#8217; own estimates, the bulk of those financial risks could start to materialize in the next five years or so.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN43SN-Climate-Change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF Transcript<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN43QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quizzes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN43POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN43-Climate-Change.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn business English vocabulary for discussing the economic impact of climate change. 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