Carbon - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Dec 2022
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2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

recent tax credits, loans, and grants passed in Washington will drive innovation, accelerate the transition, and demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a managed transition to a low/no carbon economy. Following the morning keynotes, attendees... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

October 14, experts warned that “voluntary” carbon reduction targets being set at COP26 are far from sufficient to meaningfully address climate change. Methane, which is 60 to 80 times worse than CO2, they said, isn’t even part of the... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

Oceanography at UC San Diego Global Average Carbon Dioxide Concentration (ppm) Global Average Carbon Dioxide Concentration (ppm) Global Average Carbon Dioxide Concentration... View Details

04 Apr 2023
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Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

profit into long-term investments that aligned with the company’s decarbonization goals. Maersk has a unique scale that makes its decarbonization targets particularly important, with the company singlehandedly responsible for approximately 0.1% of global View Details

11 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

was based in a profound need. “Water has been a through-line in my life.” Growing up in Mexico City, Leni said she has experienced flooding, water scarcity and has seen the city sinking because of the overuse of groundwater. Citing data collected and reported by the... View Details

11 Apr 2023
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BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

headquarters BTG Bioliquids company profile BTG Bioliquids has developed a fast pyrolysis technology that enables its customers to convert biomass residues into fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO), which has lower carbon intensity than... View Details

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

good To encourage more companies to develop solutions that benefit communities, Nagle presents four potential strategies policymakers and organizations should consider: Align the incentives, otherwise known as the “win-win solution.” A lumber company gets a View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

03 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit

It's been said that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." HBS Assistant Professor Deishin Lee, however, has taken that old adage a step further in her recent working paper Turning Waste into By-Product by showing how it's possible for companies to turn... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

carbon capture project developers to deploy carbon capture technology alongside natural gas plants. This allows the continued use of these flexible grid power sources without contributing to greenhouse gas... View Details

22 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

responsibility efforts, including investing in solar energy and environmentally friendly farming with his sights set on reducing the company's carbon footprint. "The more we leaned into development in the community, the better we... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

mode of production, we can also reduce the amount of forests and grasslands that are cleared for traditional agriculture (and avoid releasing tons of carbon into the air), protecting our world’s carbon... View Details

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

provide many examples of companies who have had really smart strategic responses to big shifts in their industry. For example, when carbon fiber came along it endangered Pinarello, a high-end manufacturer of steel bike frames. Pinarello... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

partially full fountain syrup boxes to determine how much of the sweet stuff had been used each week with carbonated water to make soda. The results weigh in Calorie labels and text labels didn’t dissuade people from buying soda; on... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

potential for higher social returns in developing countries, 80% of climate finance still flows to developed nations. The pivotal moment for India lies in the current decisions shaping whether it follows a high or low carbon pathway. 4)... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

clear that cities offer the greatest hope (and have the biggest stake) in stewarding ever-scarcer resources such as water and power. Cities represent 70 percent of carbon emissions, according to a 2021 McKinsey report; and given their... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

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Career Support - Business & Environment

PACE Capital, a California–based financing firm focused on empowering commercial property owners to reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings. After studying economics and environmental science at Dartmouth, Giulia Siccardo (MBA... View Details

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

Climate Base Podcasts: My Climate Journey Slack Groups: Air Miners for the carbon removal community, and New Energy Nexus for the climate tech community Employees: Climate Voice for an employee climate activism group Internships and... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

emerging examples of innovative technologies, financing structures, policies, and geo-politics that are reshaping our global economy as it struggles and strives to transition to a lower carbon footprint and unlock the trillions in... View Details

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