… Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls serve more organic food. With support from the university, they started a pilot project to … and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move toward more organic and locally grown food sources (though the vast majority of the food comes from sources other than the Yale Farm). Within a few years the founding group had expanded beyond the dining …
… an increase in CO2 and other gasses in the atmosphere to the general warming of the earth’s climate, a phenomenon dubbed “the greenhouse effect”. Since CO2 was a byproduct of the … a contributor to this increase in global temperature. During the 1980s, the models drew more scientific adherents as additional observations lent further support to the theory. In … did not use fossil fuels. For GM, the search for a new powertrain required a substantial change in mindset, since the ICE had been a mainstay of the automotive industry for over 80 …
… most parts of the globe work at a barely subsistence level. One bad harvest (made all the more likely by the ravages of climatechange) or a sudden decline in the commodity price of coffee can drop them below … into the cup. This disadvantages not only the grower but also the consumer – coffee sourced from good quality beans is hard to find. lly believes that the solution to the sad …
… SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. The design of the RSIP was more effective than it was set out to do. It accomplished its goals eight years ahead of schedule and far … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits …
… Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on ClimateChange (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the … and home heating). But the one constant had been the state’s nuclear power, which supplied morethan one-fifth of Connecticut’s energy needs. The nuclear power all came from a massive …
… of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable enterprise? MBS's management hoped so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and backed by MBS leadership as well as … parent company, Las Vegas Sands Corp., had worked hard to make operations and facilities more resource-efficient. The resort had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively …
… In 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 from the political winds from the north, and move toward a more sustainable funding model? The bank’s management team needed to carefully consider … investment in clean energy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and address climatechange. Further, changes to funding, structure, and products could all affect the …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development … oil palm growers set fire to rainforests and peatlands to clear them for planting. The demand for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most … regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of …
… boost. While the proposed wind farm was located in an area with abundant wind resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not have been able to line up … and only a few tax incentives for the construction of renewable energy projects. Furthermore, there was a dearth of independent project developers with the resources and expertise … tariff. Should the company take a larger equity position in further energy projects, rather than simply serving as an off-taker? What technologies should Walmart de México employ to …
… On February 23, 2007, your investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with him and learn that he needs help preparing for an unusual … of the KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts) and TPG (Texas Pacific Group) offer to TXU, nor why the private equity firms want EDF's and NRDC's blessing for the deal. After talking with …