… span cognitive boundaries. The investigators have completed the qualitative data collection with Patagonia and are scheduled to conduct interviews with our second study participant, … Stone Brewery. The quantitative assessment is scheduled to follow the qualitative analysis. Project Outcomes The exploration of self-determination theory within the theoretical development of this research led to the identification of several pitfalls and pathways …
… commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and … resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped … We evaluate the four circular strategies and address the challenges and opportunities associatedwith each of these models. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the State of Connecticut. As of September … Day 2015 to examine the effectiveness of existing policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify new strategies. Connecticut’s government had already set a target … have to take into account Connecticut’s changing energy profile. Between 1996 and 2015, naturalgas largely replaced the dirtier fossil fuels coal and oil for electricity …
… methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the households as well as their farming practices and production … the investigator is in the process of entering, cleaning, and conducting a preliminary analysis of the data. Project Outcomes An additional $50,000 was also received from the …
… meant diesels. The company designed, manufactured, distributed, and serviced diesel and naturalgas engines, for transportation, construction, and power generation. In addition to the … it manufactured components, including filters, turbochargers, and aftertreatment, used with its own engines and with the systems of other manufacturers. The components and engines …
… government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol from sugarcane. This meant that the national oil company PEMEX had to find ways … at the pump. No bids came in under PEMEX's maximum. Considering (1) the constraints in the economics of ethanol for fuel production, (2) the potential market opportunities for PEMEX, …
… began conducting observations and building models linking an increase in CO2 and other gasses in the atmosphere to the general warming of the earth’s climate, a phenomenon dubbed … had started looking at the greenhouse effect in the mid-1980s. The wide-ranging discussions within GM had led to an ambitious program to improve the efficiency of internal combustion … the mounting scientific evidence concerning global warming and to warn of the catastrophic economic consequences from capping greenhouse gases. The GCC’s lobbying efforts had paid off …
… oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a … countries responsible for 85% of palm oil production), more than 3.7 million hectares of natural forests have been cleared in recent years to make way for plantations. This land … has altered habitats and biodiversity , challenged contested land rights , brought new economic forces to bear, and driven new soil , air , and water pollution and health …
… campaign took off in 2010, when the organization targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly … Meanwhile, the Indonesian government was trying hard to balance environmental concerns witheconomicdevelopment. Palm oil was an important economic lever in rural development. To better …
… 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the … (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economicdevelopment in rural Indonesia. Forty percent of Indonesia’s palm oil was grown by …