… allowed farmers to be able to plant the following season. Settlements for weather damage not only made it possible for growers to continue their livelihoods, but also helped stabilize the region's food supply. However, many small landholders were priced out of the market for crop insurance. Unlike the … expertise and decades of weather-related data to estimate the frequency of major weather events. It was widely acknowledged that climate change was likely to increase the frequency …
… to be replaced, the rigorous standards developed in recent years for new buildings do not address much of the existing carbon emissions. In the face of the long replacement time, … in a way that incentivizes owner investment. Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental …
… or weddings, to eat, or simply to gawk at the facilities. But as the integrated resort had become a temple of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable … center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create … more sustainable. Was the resort on the right path? What projects should MBS prioritize and how should they make decisions? How should MBS market its green event packages to consumers, …
… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the United States market. In the previous five … First Solar, had bought a large developer. However, other module makers had made a point of not pursuing this type of downstream integration, vowing not to compete with their … U.S. Despite having built a large integrated solar module facility in China, Trina wondered whether it should follow suit. If so, where in the U.S. should it locate its plant, and how …
… efforts by various government agencies as well as PEMEX, by mid-2014 no ethanol had been incorporated into Mexico's gasoline supply. As Mexican policy makers looked at the country's … shallow-water wells in the Gulf of Mexico was decreasing and its deep-water reserves had not yet been developed. Second, ethanol could help Mexico meet its ambitious goals … ethanol and could expand to produce ethanol for fuel as well as for rum. Ethanol had become a major gasoline component in other countries. In the United States, ethanol from …
… 2017, nearly 90% of the Connecticut Green Bank's operating funds came from public sources. How then could the Green Bank, whose mission rested on building trust, both insulate itself … more sustainable funding model? The bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment … could all affect the "inclusive prosperity" goals that the executive team held dear. How could a sustainable model still serve all Connecticut residents, including distressed …
… in India and an example for the entire developing world. The road to SELCO’s success, however, has not always been smooth. Hande cofounded SELCO (with Neville Williams) in 1995 to sell and … process began with an extensive needs assessment of a particular segment or activity. Whether designing for street vendors, midwives, or rural farmers, SELCO created solutions …
… of internal combustion engines (ICE) and to seek an alternative powertrain that did not use fossil fuels. For GM, the search for a new powertrain required a substantial change … more efficient diesel engines on the U.S. market. Meanwhile, international efforts to prevent global warming had accelerated. A series of UN-sponsored conferences, bringing … Accords because the climate agreement exempted developing nations such as China and India. However, GM did agree that global warming was “an area of concern,” and the company was …
… package, states like Virginia leveraged this program to accomplish energy efficiency goals. When evaluating how to use Virginia’s QECB allocation, decision makers considered the increased flexibility … a maximum of 30% of allocations can be issued for private projects. In addition, GCPs are not subject to the 20% energy-reduction requirement. This broad scope and …
… The WMA, which made camera trap data on biodiversity easier to analyze, was being incorporated into a free, public, cloud-based website called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated that scientists, governments, NGOs, businesses, and landowners might … CI charge for the use of the software, and what factors should they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental …