Shipping: Global trade’s dirty secret
Shipping plays a key role in global trade, but it is environmentally unregulated and a major contributor of carbon emissions
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Challenged Chocolate: The Cocoa Industry and Climate Change
Climate change will decrease cocoa farming productivity in West Africa, shocking the chocolate industry.
Sink or Swim: Saving Florida’s $89.1 Billion Tourism Industry [1]
Can Florida rise to the occasion before the sea-levels do?
Are Cows the New SUV?
A landmark 2009 study by leading environmentalists proclaims that “The single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions globally is livestock. It’s not automobiles, it’s not power plants, it’s livestock.”[1] What is the meat manufacturing industry doing to tackle this issue?
Mongolia Mining Corporation: When coal drives the fate of an entire nation
MMC, a leading Mongolian miner of coal, is struggling due to low profits, a high debt burden and is both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated to maximise production volumes. Its success in growing production and profits will impact the development trajectory of the entire Mongolian nation.
Fast Fashion’s Fast Impact on the Environment
While fast fashion may provide global consumers with new fashion around-the-clock at unsustainably low prices, the impact of the industry on the environment, in particular carbon emissions, cannot be ignored.
Xylem Inc.
Leading the charge as a responsible steward of the world’s water resources
The “Hot War”: How Will the Department of Defense Fight a Warming Planet?
How will the Department of Defense win the “Hot War” of the 21st Century? By taking the offensive.
Learning from Disaster: NYC After Hurricane Sandy
What can Hurricane Sandy teach us about sustainability and resiliency?
Save the planet, drink more beer.
Climate change is brewing problems for crop yields and quality of water, so beer companies are taking matters into their own hands.