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Industry 2016

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Jan 15, 2016 08:00 EST - May 23, 2016 08:00 EDT
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May 23, 2016 08:00 EDT - Jun 7, 2016 12:00 EDT
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Jun 7, 2016 12:00 EDT - Jun 16, 2016 12:00 EDT
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Jun 16, 2016 12:00 EDT - Jul 5, 2016 12:00 EDT
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Jul 5, 2016 12:00 EDT - Aug 1, 2016 12:00 EDT
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Aug 1, 2016 12:00 EDT
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.

What:
Industry
Where:
Anywhere
Who:
Any Actor
How:
Any kind of action
Advisors
Elizabeth Dutrow
Ernst Worrell
Judges
Elizabeth Dutrow
Ernst Worrell
William Morrow
Aleyn Smith-gillespie
Fellows
Jerrad Pierce
Angela Yeh
DetailsDiscussion 
4 Proposals
Proposal name /  Author(s)
Modified
Contributors
25ºC (77ºF) / Kiri
47
15
Jun 15, 2016
Team only
Regulate industry globally so all new air conditioners have a minimum of 25ºC(77ºF). Reset existing equipment to comply this new standard.
Corporate Social Responsibility Estimator (CSRE): CSR Tool for Alumni and Others / Reshoring Initiative
1
1
Jun 14, 2016
Team only
Develop free online CSRE to include social responsibility in corp. sourcing/siting decisions to minimize manufacturings environmental impact
A Tool to Estimate and Optimize Global Supply Chain Environmental Impact / Reshoring Initiative
1
0
Jun 15, 2016
Anyone
Minimize manufacturing’s world environmental impact via software that quantifies environmental impact of corporate sourcing/siting decisions
Solar Steam / sunflower
5
2
Jun 15, 2016
Team only
MIT solutions to global warming will bring affordable clean energy to billions of people, especially in the developing world.