As global leaders convened at the UN last week to sign on to the Paris climate agreement, they committed to a wide range of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Expectations are particularly high for two of the most widely recognized solutions to climate change: energy efficiency and renewable energy. But how much do […]
How Energy Choices Influence the Human Future
A Simple Prescription for Increasing Electric Vehicle Adoption
A new Yale-based report on the electrical vehicle (EV) market suggests that states interested in boosting EV adoption rates should support the purchase of cars before investing in charging stations. With more EVs on the road, the private market will build infrastructure. For EV supporters, this has long been a “chicken-and-egg” policy question: where should […]
How, When, & Why Industrial Ecology is Good for Business
Industrial ecology, a rapidly growing field focused on sustainable production and consumption, has contributed numerous important tools to modern environmental management — life cycle assessment; “industrial symbiosis,” or the by-product exchange between neighboring facilities; “design for environment”; and the use of material flow analysis to track resource use in supply chains, companies, and economies. A […]