Technology, Rebound Effects and SDGs
With David Font Vivanco The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework lacks a systems approach by addressing specific goals as...
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Sep 7, 20201 min read
Where is it fair to add pollution? Our work published in PNAS
In times like these we are all very much aware of the difficult choices doctors make and how critical medical infrastructure, or the lack...
May 3, 20201 min read
Our Recent Paper on Food Waste in The Sharing Economy
Full text available online. check it out! https://rdcu.be/b3dbD
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Environmental Inequality and Allocation Preferences
With George E. Newman, and Gal Zauberman While inequality has been at the center of public discussions and academic research, much of it...
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Resource efficiency and climate change
New report by the IRP discusses the potential climate change benefits of increased material efficiency. Proud to have contributed to this...
Mar 31, 20192 min read
Bottled Water vs. Water Fountains: Environmental Impacts
With Grégoire Meylan, Jon T. Powell, and Alon Shepon Growing consumption of single-use bottled water has received criticism due to...
Mar 26, 20192 min read
What really shapes smartphone obsolescence?
Smartphones today hold more computational power than the super computers used by NASA to send a man to the moon. Yet, more often than...
Oct 30, 20183 min read
Will the Phone in Your Pocket Really Self-Destruct in Two Years?
Tamar Makov and Colin Fitzpatrick This week Italy slapped major smartphone manufacturer Apple with a €10m fine for ‘planned...
Oct 1, 20182 min read
Does the Circular Economy Grow the Pie?
With David Font Vivanco The environmental benefits of the circular economy (CE) are often taken for granted. There are, however, reasons...
Sep 17, 20181 min read
Who wants my half eaten sandwich?
With Jonathan Krones, Alon Shepon, and Marian Chertow It is often claimed that the “sharing economy,” as implemented via networks of...
May 8, 20182 min read
Smartphones Second-Hand Value: eBay Evidence
With Tomer Fishman, Vered Blass, and Marian Chertow Smartphones today hold more computational power than the super computers used by NASA...
Oct 10, 20171 min read
How Global is my Local Milk?
With Clare Gupta ‘‘Local food’’ is gaining in popularity, particularly within a rising alternative food movement, yet it remains an...
May 22, 20162 min read
Consumer Perceptions: Environmental Win-Wins
With George E. Newman Many organizations seek to align their financial goals with environmental ones by identifying strategies that...
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Environmental Impacts of Animal Based Foods in The US
With Gidon Eshel, Alon Shepon and Ron Milo Livestock-based food production is an important and pervasive way humans impact the...
Aug 18, 20141 min read
Perceived vs. functional obsolescence
With Colin Fitzpatrick In October 2018, Italy slapped major smartphone manufacturer Apple with a €10m fine for ‘planned obsolescence’....
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