Global Research and Consulting Group Insights (Page 11)

Climate Change

Kiribati: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

In much of the world, climate change often struggles to steal the limelight, but in few places is that less true than in Kiribati. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is one of

Aden Littlewood

5 min read

Berkeley

The Push for Net-Zero Emissions -- Corporate Reality or Fantasy? How Apple is Leading the Charge

Achieving net-zero is an admirable goal. Concepts and techniques behind net-zero are often complicated, unclear, and occasionally untested. To effectively guide companies through net-zero, three key questions must be answered.

Ethan Soe

6 min read

Berkeley

GRC Project Spotlights: Microgrids, California Schools, and the Value of Resiliency

Credit: Center for Resource Solutions. This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project and the skills they leveraged!

Ethan Soe

4 min read

Berkeley

COVID-19: Rethinking Single-use Personal Protection Equipment

The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply increased the global consumption of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE). Thankfully, many organizations are currently developing sustainable alternatives.

Sarah Dong

5 min read

Sciences Po

Down, but not out: Climate change and the future of Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy has slowly disappeared from the focus of most policymakers. In the shadows of accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima, the risks were deemed too high. However, new technologies and the climate urgency

Lionel Chambon

4 min read

Cambridge

More than Meats the Eye: The Growing Industry of Alternative Proteins

Sales of plant-based meat alternatives in the US have almost doubled every month in 2020. This article examines the reasons for such growth and the potential challenges ahead.

Ruoh Wen Cheong

5 min read

Cambridge

Preventing the next pandemic

With a glance at the epidemiological data reflecting recent trends in the incidence and distribution of disease, the COVID-19 pandemic was distressingly easy to predict.

Anna Govett

3 min read

Nonprofit Organization

GRC Insights Project Spotlight: La Esperanza Granada

We explore volunteerism and how organizations like LEG obtain volunteers, especially in the age of COVID-19.

Tim Wegener

1 min read

MIT

GRC Project Spotlight: Project Somos

This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project, the skills they leveraged from their experience, and the lessons

James Simon

3 min read

MIT

Do Children Benefit From Internet Access?

Opening Statement: In Peru, providing laptops and free internet access to school children led to improved computer and internet proficiency. However, no significant impact on math and reading achievement, cognitive skills, self-esteem, teacher

James Simon

5 min read

NUS

Mass Transit after COVID-19

Importance of transit systems Mass transit services serve millions of people by bus, train, and rail for work, education, and business purposes, among others. Throughout history, a reliable and accessible means of public

Kenny Lee

4 min read

COVID-19

A Perspective of COVID from University Students

In this podcast, we discuss COVID's ongoing evolution and implications from the perspective of university students.

Mujtaba Najeed

1 min read

The COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

The coronavirus pandemic swept across the world at an alarming pace in 2020. With modern cross-border air travel, what started as a frightening, highly transmissible virus in Wuhan, China, soon reached other parts

Yiting Gao

3 min read