Category: Companies,CSR,Business,Finance

Honeywell Completes Stimulus-Backed Solar Project For The City Of Wilmington: Installation Part of Broader Program that will Reduce Utility Bills and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

On February 18, 2010 Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced it has installed the first of two solar photovoltaic arrays for the City of Wilmington, Delaware....The solar installations, which will consist of almost 3,400 panels, are part of a broader $14.5-mi… more »

Evaluation of CO2 free electricity trading market in Japan by multi-agent simulations

Abstract: As of November 2008, a new market, the CO2 free electricity market, started pilot trading within the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX). The electricity in this market comes from renewable resources, nuclear or fossil thermal power with CDM c… more »

Public acceptance of biofuels

Abstract: The public acceptance of biofuels in Greece is examined in this work. The analysis of 571 face to face interviews shows that 90.7% of the respondents believe that climatic changes are related to fossil fuel consumption, while only 23.8% know th… more »

The environmental effects of airline carbon emissions taxation in the US

Abstract: This study investigates how air traffic emissions taxes may impact carbon emissions in the US. The magnitude of emissions savings in the US domestic airline industry that would result from lower demand for air travel as taxes are levied and air… more »

Tackling climate change on the ground: Corporate case studies on land use and climate change

Executive Summary The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recognizes the critical linkages that exist between land use and climate change (including agricultural and forestry activities). Indeed, changes in the Earth’s climate sys… more »