Industry 2016
How can industry innovate to meet the challenges of sustaining a healthy climate while meeting societal demands for goods and services?
Industry is the key contributor to economic growth and prosperity, and is also a leading global source of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The International Energy Agency estimates that to meet global GHG reduction goals by 2050, a full quarter of all reductions need to come from the industrial sector. This contest seeks innovative, well-described, actionable solutions that will enable continued global economic growth, while achieving major emission reductions in the industrial sector in the coming decades.
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Proposals
MIT solutions to global warming will bring affordable clean energy to billions of people, especially in the developing world.
Develop free online CSRE to include social responsibility in corp. sourcing/siting decisions to minimize manufacturings environmental impact
Minimize manufacturing’s world environmental impact via software that quantifies environmental impact of corporate sourcing/siting decisions
Regulate industry globally so all new air conditioners have a minimum of 25ºC(77ºF). Reset existing equipment to comply this new standard.