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- 17 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
Student Conference: Climate Symposium 2021
provided by public and private markets. 2. There is no silver bullet solution and we need to be all-in on all solutions. Throughout the conference, we discussed numerous solutions to fight climate change, ranging from fusion energy to View Details
- 03 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen
carbon dioxide for the greenhouses from a Shell refinery in Rotterdam. During the transition from gas-based heating to geothermal energy, the company also buys green power for their existing 15MW electric cogeneration facility. Cold... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
microorganisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to photosynthesize sugar, proteins, and fat—the latter in the form of an oil that can replace fossil fuels in applications where batteries either can’t store enough power or are... View Details
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Reunions: Accelerating Climate Solutions with Professor Jim Matheson (MBA 2001) - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Climate Change as Must-See TV
ABBASI: With the participation of HBS alumni and Hollywood heavyweights, bringing climate change drama into US living rooms. Related Link Preview: Years of Living Dangerously (video) by Garry Emmons Last spring, when a Hawaiian observatory reported that View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
chain, and lower the carbon footprint,” Behn says. Business more than doubled in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many consumers were looking to avoid grocery stores. Then volumes doubled again a month later. In May the... View Details
- 06 Aug 2008
- News
Caution to the Winds
private-sector industries (e.g., oil and gas, automobiles) and their lobbyists and water carriers in Washington ensured that fledgling alternative-energy industries, perhaps America’s best hope for a manufacturing future, would not get the tax, public policy, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
things like “strategy,” “focused activity level,” and “crisis response,” performance was dramatically improved when study subjects worked in the optimal conditions (with high rates of ventilation and low concentrations of carbon dioxide... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
oil, come some major concerns. Environmentalists, for instance, are not happy, since just as they're beginning to see a decline in demand and have the support of a president who's determined to stop climate change, if oil prices are down, everybody will start buying... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
IFC as well as Western NGOs is now explicitly earmarking 30-40% of funds toward adaptation concepts like dams, irrigation, flood control, reflective roof coverings, and shifts in crops as rainfall and heat alter. This is beyond the financing of View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
the sector, as well. Putting a price on carbon was also mentioned as a key element in motivating changes that would have a meaningful impact for agribusiness and society, overall. View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The HBS Climate Rising Podcast Reaches 50 (Episodes)
carbon-neutral beers. We also interviewed experts who explained the tricky nature of carbon offsets, and the opportunities and challenges they pose to companies using them to achieve their net zero goals. Not to turn away from our own... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
Increasingly, we are also seeing the expansion of the purview of business to issues that typically fall to government and policymakers as a way to improve outcomes for society and the planet overall. For example, let us suppose that a country is considering a View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
processes: carbonate mineralization. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810030-PDF-ENG Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo Guhan Subramanian and Nithyasri SharmaHarvard Business School Case 910-006 In late September... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
clean out their closets and earn some cash or score discounted used clothing and lighten fashion’s carbon footprint. Revitalizing Bricks and Mortar Under the guidance of product manager Soufi Esmaeilzadeh (MBA 2010), Google Maps comes... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
consumption tax. The destination-based cash flow tax that was proposed in the summer was effectively that in disguise. I wasn't a terrible fan of that implementation of it, but I think there's something to be said for switching to that base. The second big missed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Public Relations and Business, 1900–1950 (Industrial Development and the Social Fabric, vol. 3). Greenwich: JAI Press, 1979. United States Steel Corporation. Annual Reports, 1902–1960. --- Paths of Opportunity in U.S. Steel. United States Steel Corporation, c. 1947.... View Details
- 03 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Energy & Environment Club
renewable and traditional energy sources, energy efficiency, and innovative solutions to foster a sustainable energy transition. Our focus also extends to corporate transitions in carbon management, understanding the environmental impacts... View Details
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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs
(Hart) Strategies for the Green Economy (Makower) Cradle to Cradle (McDonough and Braungart) Business and think-tank resources McKinsey Featured Insights / Climate Change Carbon Commentary Newsletter World Economic Forum Platforms... View Details
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
more inefficiencies that have no real effect on distributive justice. Q: What are you working on next? A: I have just started to look into the emerging global institutions that aim to reduce climate change caused by deforestation. Trade in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace