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- 2012
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Citizens' Perceptions and the Disconnect Between Economics and Regulatory Policy
By: Jonathan Baron, William T. McEnroe and Christopher Poliquin
Economic theory is clear about the advantages and disadvantages of various ways of regulating negative externalities, such as command and control, cap and trade, taxation, subsidies, and tort law. Yet public policy rarely follows the recommendations that follow from...
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Baron, Jonathan, William T. McEnroe, and Christopher Poliquin. "Citizens' Perceptions and the Disconnect Between Economics and Regulatory Policy." In Regulatory Breakdown: The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation, edited by Cary Coglianese. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Residential Battery Storage - Reshaping The Way We Do Electricity
By: Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
In this paper, we aim to understand when private households invest in behind-the-meter battery storage next to rooftop solar and how those batteries impact households, the electricity market, and emissions. We answer three main research questions: 1) When do customers...
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Solar Power;
Energy Storage;
Technology And Innovation Management;
Energy;
Energy Policy;
Renewable Energy;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Energy Industry
Kaps, Christian, and Serguei Netessine. "Residential Battery Storage - Reshaping the Way We Do Electricity." Working Paper, February 2024.
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Podcast - Business & Environment
reducing product costs and emissions by replacing cement with a combination of industrial waste materials and CO2 – often captured directly from industrial sources. Rahul also shares advice for those looking to build careers in climate,...
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- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'
Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries...
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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment
part of the digestive process of ruminant animals such as cattle—produces methane, a gas about 20 times more damaging that CO2 in terms of its global warming potential. [29] Modern farming techniques emit View Details
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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment
12 May 2023 Four MBA Class of 2023 students discuss their efforts toward solving climate challenges: From linking Nigerians with financing for solar solutions to what the clean economy transition means for the future of work; to permanently eliminating View Details
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Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture - MBA
where they were in the late 19th century. Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are greater than at any time in the last 800,000 years. As a result, the climate scientists noted, global sea levels rose an average of three times as much each...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Feedback
mills. The Why: Of the 110 million tons of food waste generated annually in the United States, 75 percent ends up in landfills or incinerators, making it a leading source of CO2 emissions (10 percent of greenhouse gasses can be attributed...
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Climate Impact - Business & Environment
carbon removal by 2040 and improving food and economic security for >200,000+ smallholder farmers.” Todd Brix MBA 1997 | Co-Founder & CEO, OCOchem “OCOchem has developed the world’s largest CO2 electrolyzer which converts CO2, water and...
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HBS - Key Metrics
of CO2 equivalent) 10,547 9,098 9,103 11,562 11,614 Energy (kbtu)8 138,198,893 121,948,442 122,569,467 150,713,824 152,538,748 Water (100 cubic feet)9 48,244 32,735 40,754 51,025 48,626 Municipal Solid Waste (tons)10 357.48 204 196 394...
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- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
implementing carbon capture at Amager Bakke. Based on a study conducted in 2021, the potential CO2 savings through carbon capture are estimated at 500,000 tons per year. Over the next year, a demo installation will be built to confirm the...
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- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
basalt reacts with CO2, trapping it for 10,000+ years while improving soil health and increasing crop yields for partner farmers. Lithos uses novel soil models and machine learning to maximize CO2 removal and only delivers empirically...
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- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
approached me with an article in the New York Times about a rock found in Oman that could absorb CO2. And that was the beginning of 44.01. Tell us about 44.01 and what inspired you to co-found it. The special rocks in Oman are called peridotites and they naturally...
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
systems to measure, track, and influence climate friendly changes to reduce CO2 emissions across the world's fourth largest dairy cooperative. Finance I Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun Key concepts: Return on Investment, Financial...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest...
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- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce CO2 emissions by at least 2.5 Gt by 2050. The $110M fund focuses on early-stage companies commercializing novel technologies and innovating business...
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Winners & Runners-up - New Venture Competition
linkage for smallholder farmers. 2019 Alumni Track Blueland Gina Pak (MBA 2015), CMO Alumni Track Winner Taking the weight and waste out of your everyday products. X-COR Therapeutics Jayon Wang (MBA 2018), Brian Chang, Steve Keller Alumni Track Runner-Up X-COR...
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HBS - Key Metrics
CY2018 GHG Emissions6 (metric tons of CO2 equivalent) 9,098 9,103 11,562 11,614 Energy (kbtu)7 121,948,442 122,569,467 150,713,824 152,538,748 Water (100 cubic feet)8 32,735 40,754 51,025 48,626 Municipal Solid Waste (tons)9 204 196 394...
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Money talks: Banks can accelerate decarbonization, research shows - Blog - Business in Global Society
policies of large banking institutions are effective at reducing carbon emissions. Coal, after all, is the source of more than a fifth of all CO2 emissions and is more carbon-intensive than any other energy source; phasing out coal-fired...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Clearing the Air
MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast When the United States Congress passed the Inflation...
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