… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar … Governmental research and development funding could help support studies that are underway with a goal of providing more detail on the localized impacts of this practice. Research …
… Services Valuation Bring Additional Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. … Finally, we present financial structures to advance land use best practices on solar sites. Our hypothesis is that efficiently integrating the value of ecosystem services with …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable …
… $4.5 trillion dollar additional economic output by 2030. The circular economy moves away from the traditional linear consumption model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. Adopting this framework can help companies …
… health programs in their states. In response to this growing demand, the Soil Health Policy guidebook provides practical advice for anyone who is interested in developing … staff. Each state has its own policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples … Agriculture Lab Conservation Finance Network Related Reports Agrivoltaics: Producing Solar Energy While Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for …
… 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 another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes carbon-emissions reductions and …
… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found … heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product …
… holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … real frustration considering what we know about the enormous need and urgency for those resources. Building upon preliminary research presented by Namrita Kapur of Growald Family Fund … that inhibit deployment of impact investing capital. In-depth cases on Root Capital and Encourage Capital illustrate how these strategies function in practice. It concludes with a …
… into collaboration models and how business schools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration … into collaboration models and how business schools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the …
… vehicle funded by private investors to provide bridge financing and enable technology adoption that could help move mining in Madre de Dios toward less destructive practices. However, there are many challenges to this model. 2585 … financing and enable technology adoption that could help move mining in Madre de Dios toward less destructive practices. However, there are many challenges to this model. …