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Assignment: Going Green Social Case
Source: Going Green: Can Automakers invest in Environmental Solutions? Case financial data from annual reports, SEC 10-K, Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ, Bloomberg Terminal, or other sources.
Task
As an analyst at a Policy Think Tank (choose one between - Brookings Institute, Center for American Progress, Rand Corporation, or Heritage Foundation), you must write a research article on whether US automobile makers should tackle climate change issues. For the article you must conduct analysis about the impact to Global Warning and Greenhouse gases that the Big Three US automobile manufacturers contribute and whether they should seek to mitigate. Your analysis must consider the pros and cons of Electrical Vehicle (EV) manufacturing and make recommendations about whether your assigned company should reduce, continue or expand production of EVs in place of fossil-fuel powered vehicles. The impetus for this article is to summarize how EV production by US automobile manufacturers impact climate change and to publish an article on whether the EV production by US manufacturers should be continued at same levels, expanded, or reduced. The period of study is from 2010 to present.
ARTICLE MUST INCLUDE (narrative of your analysis with supporting tables, charts and graphs, as appropriate). The article must be no more than 3 pages. The Excel spreadsheet of your computations, stock price analysis, and other work must be submitted as a separate file. There should be only two files submitted (article and Excel worksheet).
I. The Problem: Provide a brief overview about global warming, climate change, and the Paris Climate Agreement. Discuss how the US compares to other countries in addressing this issue. Outline why your selected Think Tank's knowledge/experience relates to addressing social problems like Climate Change policy.
II. Impact to Stakeholders: Before and After the Paris Agreement (2010 - present) for the Big Three Detroit Auto Manufacturers (Ford, GM, and Stallantis), conduct analysis of how the following stakeholders may benefit or be harmed from the production of EV vehicles (Answer Q1 from the source case).
i. Employees,
ii. Communities (environment),
iii. Consumers, and
iv. Stockholders.
III. Future Focus of US Automakers: After the Paris Agreement (2015), discuss whether US production of EVs has changed and what impact the US makes to the global climate change issue, especially focusing on US light truck production (Answer Q2 from the source case).
IV. Evaluation: Based on your analysis that considers the pros and cons of Electrical Vehicle (EV) manufacturing and its advantages and disadvantages to stakeholders, make recommendations about whether your assigned company should reduce, continue or expand production of EVs in place of fossil-fuel powered vehicles.