… dollars in regenerative agriculture. Yet in the midst of a stream of funding and interest, farmers themselves are being left behind. Whether its outdated funding structures, cultural disconnects, or outsized expectations, both investors and farmers have struggled to find the right partner for their goals. This issue brief examines … regenerative agriculture, and proposes our own as a foundation for financing regenerative farms. It then details the three types of factors that make financing regenerative …
… decrease energy consumption and by extension energy emissions. Using information from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECs), Houston's Climate Action Plan, and … analyzed the residential energy consumption and carbon emission by end-use and fuel type. From there, we investigated how much air-source heat pumps and ground-source heat pumps … gas consumption and emissions. Furthermore, even with the increased demand for electricity from the heat pumps, electricity consumption also decreases by up to 38%, which reduces the …
… processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, … to self-generate clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement … processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, …
… $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 … 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 … use and improper waste disposal. This report looks at how the industry is shifting away from the traditional linear consumption model by highlighting innovative strategies and …
… quality than traditional (non-green) alternatives. In short, this effect appears to result from consumers’ reliance upon a “zero-sum” heuristic, whereby they assume that companies … effect generalizes to other types of perceived tradeoffs, such as healthfulness and taste. Read the paper: http://www.jstor.org/stable/info/10.1086/677841 Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Circularity Thriving Food …
… was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model offers the following advantages: a) the ability to … wind turbine reliability model contains field component failure rates that were compiled from the literature review phase of this research. The “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem … turbine life cycle impact analysis and quantifying the adverse environmental impacts. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr Clean Energy Making Wind Power Competitive Using …
… programs in addressing climate change. Carbon pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the … we provide two core contributions: a policy framework of key decisions lessons learned from an examination of case studies on Yale University, Microsoft, Société Générale, Delta, … programs in addressing climate change. Carbon pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the …
… Lands Nikki Springer (MBA '18, PhD in Environmental Management '18) Alex Daue A letter from the Authors Dear Reader, We acknowledge that much of the world’s attention is now … us to work together on solutions to build a healthier environment and a stronger, more equitable economy. It is our sincere hope that as a country we will choose to look forward and … and assesses some of the key economic benefits of onshore renewable energy generated from wind, solar, and geothermal resources on public lands managed by the BLM. It also …
… survival. The investigators’ theoretical contribution distinguishes vision (or envisioning) from projections, scenarios, or forecasts in a way that provides access to crafting … in collaboration with the MIT Sloan Initiative for Sustainable Business & Society. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr 2227 Equity and Justice Shared Visions of Sustainability … survival. The investigators’ theoretical contribution distinguishes vision (or envisioning) from projections, scenarios, or forecasts in a way that provides access to crafting …
… nature-experiences can play, and provides a list of insights and recommendations gathered from interviews with leaders from existing programs. We end with a menu of potential pilot actions that organizations can … nature-experiences can play, and provides a list of insights and recommendations gathered from interviews with leaders from existing programs. We end with a menu of potential pilot …