… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to … planning and conservation workshop (5/08/2013) Use and Applications The results of this research have been useful to students who are a part of ongoing land management and research projects in the Quiet Corner Initiative at the Yale School of Forestry …
… The objective of this project 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 evaluate the benefit of … hub height, and the rotor swept area. Lastly, the investigators compiled a comprehensive database of WT component failure rates based on review of the literature of field failure …
… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … agree that corporate sustainability is imperative, identifying best practices and which companies are ‘walking the walk’ can be challenging. Corporate metrics, certifications, and … their goals for reducing them, but after scouring the internet, it became clear that the data is not publicly available in a free, consolidated format. The Carbon Disclosure Project …
… the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … Bennett, 2004) where a deeper set of interviews, ethnographic observations, and archival data will be collected. The goal of these matched comparisons is to flesh out the specific … public utility commission documents, etc. Project Outcomes This grant has allowed the research team to complete the first stage and make considerable progress in the second stage …
… Through this research opportunity, strong theoretical contributions have been made … how expressions of autonomous, intrinsic or self-determined motivation are the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrast … solutions that span cognitive boundaries. The investigators have completed the qualitative data collection with Patagonia and are scheduled to conduct interviews with our second study …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and … state’s relationship with the palm oil industry? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Palm Oil 2016 … Palm Oil …
… most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja … seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own brand of cooking oil. While GAR is headquartered in … Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Golden Agri Resources and Sustainability … Golden Agri Resources and …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing …
… This project involved the collection of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind output profiles and the hourly electricity load data at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to help … stage of the project is ongoing. Project Outcomes To date, the investigator and a research assistant have completed simulations for the years 2004–2006. The write up of the …
… In early 2014 Alcoa announced that Ford's F-150 pick-up trucks, the best-selling vehicles in the U.S., would use … market? Would carbon composites create a significant challenge? Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Alcoa & the Auto Industry … Alcoa & the Auto Industry In … carbon composites create a significant challenge? Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Access the Complete Case … In early 2014 Alcoa announced …