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Can Technology Really Save Us from Climate Change
Rau, Alex; Toker, Rob; Howard, JoanneArticle HBS-F1001A-EService and Operations ManagementTo cut global emissions in half over the next 40 years, as scientists recommend, clean technologies must be rapidly rolled out on a vast scale-but in the past they have taken up to 30 years to get to the mass market. How can we speed things up and make time-to-market more predictable? For starters, by comparing rates of technology implementation and patenting activity.Starting at €8.20
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The Political Economy of Carbon Trading
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Trumbull, Gunnar; Hyman, Mikell; McGrath, Patia; Uludere Aragon, Nazli Z.Case HBS-710056-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both governments and firms with significant challenges. The design of international institutions that will be useful for m...Starting at €8.20
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The Greening of DUMBO
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Prabhu, AbhijitCase HBS-410079-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Brooklyn, NY, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including safety, sanitation, marketing, promotional programs, capital improvements, and beautification. Since 2007, the DUMBO BID has done "small things that are collectively big" to improve the are...Starting at €8.20
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The Precautionary Principle
Toffel, Michael W.; Uludere Aragon, Nazli Z.Case HBS-610043-EEconomicsThis note describes the precautionary principle and its key tenets, highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the environment. Appendices provide detailed examples of how the precautionary principle has been applied to regulations in three key industries: agriculture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals....Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death"
Roberts, Michael J.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-810144-EEntrepreneurshipThe case focuses on the US Dept. of Energy and the $38 billion dollars of stimulus funding the DOE received to encourage clean tech. They focus on "bridging the valley of death" i.e., helping young, innovative companies finance technically risky and very capital intensive development and commercialization programs. The case focuses on two DOE programs in particular, the Loan Guarantee Program and ARPA-E. The case raises the question of why these ...Starting at €8.20
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China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good
Marquis, Christopher; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-410142-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In early 2010, cleantech investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good" and developed a proprietary system to manage social & environmental functions throughout the investment process. Some ...Starting at €8.20
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Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One - Multimedia
Mikes, AnetteTeaching Note HBS-111036-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 110707.Starting at €0.00
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Aspen Skiing Company (B)
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611003-EEconomicsHaving begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public rela...Starting at €5.74
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The Southwest Airlines One Report
Eccles, Robert G.; Cheng, Beiting; Thyne, SusanCase HBS-411042-EAccounting and ControlIn 2009, Southwest Airlines produced its first integrated annual report, the Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports produced in the two years preceding 2009 and follows the company's decision to transition to a new reporting format. Preparing for the 2010 report, the Southwest reporting team contemplat...Starting at €8.20
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AEP: Carbon Capture and Storage
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-711036-EEconomicsBy October 2010, American Electric Power, the largest coal-fired, electric utility in the United States, had been operating a carbon capture and sequestration pilot plant for one year. Using a proprietary, Alstom chilled ammonia technology, AEP was capturing and sequestering 90% of the carbon dioxide in a small waste stream at its Mountaineer plant in West Virginia. As part of its larger carbon reduction strategy, AEP was launching construction o...Starting at €8.20