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Author Archives: Dan Vermeer
Why companies should value water
by Dan Vermeer, Executive Director of EDGE If water is so valuable, then why is it so cheap? Economists have long been fascinated by the water paradox – clean, abundant water keeps us healthy, provides our food, sustains our ecosystems, … Continue reading
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Making Sustainable Development Work in the Brazilian Amazon
by Dan Vermeer, Executive Director of EDGE The Amazon Forest is one of the planet’s true marvels – this vast territory is home to 1 in 10 of all the world’s known species. It is also under incredible pressure, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Brazil, student projects, sustainable development
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The New Convergence: Smart Grid, Efficiency, and Renewables
by Josh Seidenfeld, MEM/MBA Class of 2015 and Dan Vermeer, Executive Director of EDGE For all the strident debates about energy in American politics (e.g. fracking, drilling on public lands, government incentives, etc.), no one disagrees that innovation will be … Continue reading
On Extreme Energy, Risk, and Culture
by Dan Vermeer, Executive Director of EDGE One of the more frustrating aspects of working the sustainability field is that every problem is mind-bogglingly complex, and can be framed at multiple levels. Take, for example, the heated debates and accusations … Continue reading
Connecting the Dots on Agriculture, Water, and Energy
In Thomas Homer-Dixon’s book The Ingenuity Gap, he describes a growing chasm between the world’s knotty problems and its lagging ability to develop robust and integrated solutions. An “ingenuity gap” emerges when a society’s ability to solve problems is outpaced … Continue reading
New Duke study on Industrial Energy Efficiency
One of EDGE’s closest partners at Duke is the Center for Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness (CGGC), led by Dr. Gary Gereffi. Coming out of the research that EDGE and CGGC pursued last year on low carbon competitiveness, we learned about … Continue reading
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Cities and the Global Energy Challenge
Dan Vermeer’s opening remarks for the panel “Sustainable Cities: Planning and Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities” at the World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 18, 2011. As millions of people pour into urban areas every day, cities increasingly demonstrate … Continue reading
PopTech 2010: Brilliant Accidents, Necessary Failures, and Improbable Breakthroughs
PopTech is a unique organization. They call themselves an “innovation network” that connects leading thinkers, artists, activists, and doers to pursue worldchanging ideas. Their topical focus is incredibly broad, covering such issues as violence prevention, eco-materials, public health, new technology, … Continue reading
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More on Energy Efficiency Lessons from EDF Climate Corps
Our friends over at EDF Climate Corps have done a great job of highlighting the key insights from our recent conference on “Capturing the Energy Efficiency Opportunity: Lessons from EDF Climate Corps.” Emily Reyna, a Climate Corps graduate and current … Continue reading