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- 22 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Carbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions
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FAQs - Alumni
carbon footprint? Offset your travel greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions . HBS has received requests to provide carbon credit recommendations to offset travel emissions as some don't deliver their expected GHG... View Details
- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: by Tim Gray
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Business & Environment
environmental stewardship, greenhouse gas reduction, and broad efforts to realize cost savings through efficiency and waste reduction. Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any... View Details
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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment
of nitrogen-based fertilizers and clearing of forests for agricultural uses, have also increased greenhouse gas emissions. Food and agriculture is the second largest contributor to climate change. [26] This... View Details
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Podcast - Business & Environment
policies. Fred joined us to talk about MethaneSAT, EDF’s new satellite that was recently launched to monitor emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas operations. Fred describes why EDF... View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
greenhouse gas emissions far below EU regulatory requirements, the plant’s own environmental approved limits, and even current state-of-the-art reference levels. Our impressions The facility has a beautiful... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
(MS/MBA 2024, Section K), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Clean Energy Ventures Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce greenhouse View Details
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Confronting Climate Change - Business & Environment
largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the largest contributor to climate change. Food & Agriculture Focusing on regenerative agriculture Food and agriculture is the second largest contributor to... View Details
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A Commitment to Sustainability | About
University’s initial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal of 30 percent by 2016 while saving the school millions of dollars. As of 2023, HBS has achieved a 54 percent reduction in GHG emissions,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
and business leaders with economic stakes in carbon-based energy need to get better at listening and talking to each other. Respectful dialogue is the only way to identify common interests.” The real cost: “To reach global net zero on carbon by 2050, the United States... View Details
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HBS - Key Metrics
located outside the US. Staff Leadership is defined as all department heads and managers in the 60–64 paygrades. GHG Emissions is calculated using the location-based reporting methodology and Harvard University follows The Climate Registry (TCR) General Reporting... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler The global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues or make token... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
greenhouse gas emissions. There’s also rampant waste and pollution involved in making the clothes we wear—two-thirds of which, after being jettisoned from our closets, get tossed into landfills or... View Details
- 09 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
significant financial and societal value by accelerating greenhouse gas emission reductions. The course was designed for any student passionate about the role of business in combating climate change, and for... View Details
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Events - Business & Environment
reductions in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. (September) Harvard University Office for Sustainability Events Keep up to date on University-wide sustainability events by bookmarking the Office for... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
Interested in offsetting your travel carbon footprint? Click here. Are you traveling soon, but feel concerned about the carbon footprint of your flight or drive? Planes and cars release greenhouse gas... View Details