Climate Change Effects on the International Energy Companies’ Activities in Modern Conditions (»Total», «Areva» and «Engie» Case Studies)

In the course of the research the peculiarities of climate change effects on international energy companies’ activities were revealed. The goal of the research was to examine how energy companies adapt to climate change addressing it as a risk and which strategies they choose to minimize this risk. Thus, the object of this work can be marked as climate change risks for international energy companies. The subject, in turn, reflects the main strategies implemented by major French energy companies to minimize climate change risks. Finally, the hypothesis of this research can be interfered in the following assumption: international energy companies have the constraints to refocus their businesses, to transform for climate change adaptation so their current activities and policies are inconsistent and insufficient to mitigate climate change consequences.