… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to infer that green products are worse quality than traditional (non-green) alternatives. In short, this effect appears to result from consumers’ reliance upon a …
… is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. … 100 and their stated goals for reducing them. Each visualization is accompanied by an explanation of select insights that can be drawn from them. 7684 7685 7686 Clean Energy …
… is a powerful tool the private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or … attempts to correct the incentive structure that underpins consumption choices related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial …
… report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy … is to offer insights to developers and investors interested in constructing resilient infrastructure that can provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the … Alumni Maggie Thompson Clean Energy & Green Tech Investment Banking Analyst at Marathon Capital Master of Environmental Management 2023 Alumni Max Wasser Master of Environmental …
… private sectors play a crucial role in developing nascent climate technologies by deploying capital to bring promising solutions to scale. Traditional investing structures typically … to move from one stage of innovation to another. Gaps in funding often occur due to a combination of perceived outsized risk, large capital requirements, long development timelines, … venture capital—are stepping up to address these funding gaps, but some may lack the tools, resources, and relationships to deploy their capital in the most effective way. In …
… opportunity, strong theoretical contributions have been made connecting self-determination theory to sustainability. By distinguishing between the problem-oriented minimisation … to follow the qualitative analysis. Project Outcomes The exploration of self-determination theory within the theoretical development of this research led to the identification … Society (San Antonio, Texas), The MIT Sustainability Summit (Cambridge, MA), The International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (Cincinnati, Ohio), and The Byron …
… was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to help create a set of scenarios of future capital and variable costs associated with different electricity generating technologies. To … on the cost scenarios developed in stage two. This analysis includes different costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the policies can then be compared on the basis of their … on the cost scenarios developed in stage two. This analysis includes different costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the policies can then be compared on the basis of their …
… many challenges to this model. 2585 2592 Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru … Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru Andrew Greaves (MBA '18, Master of Environmental … less destructive practices. However, there are many challenges to this model. … Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru …
… environment. By making this information available now we hope to equip decisionmakers with tools for making smart investments in the coming months and years. And we hope the public … air and water, recreation opportunities, and sustaining wildlands and wildlife habitat. Our nation’s energy needs continue to grow and evolve, and renewable energy generation on public … resources. Stakeholders have pushed for a “smart” approach to siting renewable energy infrastructure to address these issues, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has …
… stakeholders and a literature review, the report outlines three primary avenues—financial tools, addressing structural gaps, and capacity building—through which philanthropy can … serve to mitigate or resolve market failures that inhibit deployment of impact investing capital. In-depth cases on Root Capital and Encourage Capital illustrate how these strategies function in practice. It …