… addressing climate change. Carbon pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. … a carbon-charge program in the appendix. Additionally, we state that the secondary effects of paired taxes and investment subsidies, when considered as a single instrument, … Pricing: Policy Framework and Case Studies Luke Elder (MBA '19, Master of Environmental Management '19) This report seeks to address the question of how an organization should …
… Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) Scott Wentzell (Master of Environmental Management '19) Maria Urrutia (Master of Environmental Management '19) Whitney Mann (Master … reduction in soil erosion than either conventional solar or farming — two additional ecosystem benefits. Lastly, pollinator-friendly solar contributes another sizable social …
… 2000s, the CEO of General Electric (GE), Jeff Immelt, recognized this emerging pattern in public policy and consumer behavior, and he spotted an opportunity to meet his customers' needs while helping to shape public policy and grow his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an … from GE's operations and improve energy efficiency its facilities by 2012; To keep the public informed about ecomagination targets, progress and results. Along with the four …
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… on biodiversity and climate are key to understanding palm oil, the plant's distinctly local effects are also important. Ecosystems and communities face major changes with palm oil … social impacts of palm oil, with an emphasis on exploring existing environmental and social science literature. We highlight areas of scientific certainty, as well as contention, and … news articles, and reports, and to particularly relevant sections of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) palm oil case. These materials can be read on their own, in sections, or …
… these areas, addressing climate change will be far more difficult, if not impossible. The public and private sectors play a crucial role in developing nascent climate technologies by … across multiple stages of technology development and investment types Strengthening the ecosystem of climate innovation across the investment landscape Building investor capacity … advocacy Authors Neil Yeoh CEO & Founder at OnePointFive Midcareer Masters of Environmental Management 2020 Alumni Mikaela Bradbury Associate at DBL Partners MBA 2020 Master of …
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… 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 … 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 user … the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National University of …
… Project Sammaan brought together a stellar group of designers, architects, and social science researchers to tackle one of the developing world's leading problems – open … Should the project add more funding, and if so where? Should the partners reframe project management, and if so, what should the new management structure be? Should the researchers … Project Sammaan brought together a stellar group of designers, architects, and social science researchers to tackle one of the developing world's leading problems – open …