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Reducing consumption 2013

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Jun 1, 2012 12:00 EDT - Jun 16, 2013 02:59 EDT
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Jun 16, 2013 03:00 EDT - Jun 30, 2013 11:59 EDT
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Jul 1, 2013 12:00 EDT - Jul 18, 2013 11:59 EDT
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Jul 19, 2013 12:00 EDT - Aug 31, 2013 11:59 EDT
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Sep 1, 2013 12:00 EDT
How can we reduce consumption of greenhouse-emitting goods and services?

Reducing consumption can limit the greenhouse gases emitted as part of the production of goods and services. There are three primary ways consumption can be reduced: shifting the basket of goods and services consumed toward items with a lower emissions footprint; slowing the overall rate of economic growth; and slowing the rate of population growth. This contest seeks innovative and effective ways to reduce consumption. See more…

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22 Proposals
Sep 6, 2013
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My goal is to create a global network of electric vehicle micro-manufacturers and designers to produce local open source electric vehicles.
Sep 6, 2013
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We need a comprehensive strategy that does not rely on a single entity, but involves as many people and organizations as possible.
Sep 6, 2013
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Both Individuals & teams will compete using techniques requiring the least energy to complete challenges highlighting normal daily activity.
Sep 6, 2013
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Sustainably, cost effectively and efficiently selling solar lights at the price of kerosene thereby reducing consumption of kerosene
Sep 6, 2013
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Create hydrogen from water applying the right temperature, the right way.
Jan 21, 2014
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FREE personalized HEAT Scores, HEAT Maps, Hot Spots, GHG estimates and waste-heat comparisons/competitions for homes, communities & cities
Sep 6, 2013
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To expand the use of stationary workout bicycles that generate electricity in college/university gyms across America
Sep 6, 2013
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Frowns use more energy than smiles. Science interfaces our efficient bodies through frowns. When this tech makes us smile, the result is..?
Sep 6, 2013
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Institute a product labeling program for appliances and electronics describing material contents, their sources and its recyleability.
Jan 21, 2014
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A “Cool Food” food and menu rating showing climate impact would empower consumers to choose climate-friendly foods.
Sep 6, 2013
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Report and disclose embodied energy in all products from food to building materials using a familiar human-scale unit - the calorie.
Sep 6, 2013
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Mitigate climate change by a rapid reduction of the short lived climate pollutants by advocating for less meat consumption globally.
Sep 6, 2013
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Households represent the end source of consumerism, where food and other resources are waste. What if they were channelled to be resources?
Sep 6, 2013
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Create shopping transparency on the longevity of goods to foster long-lasting goods and ban planned obsolescence
Sep 6, 2013
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Develope a 'High Carbon Economy' by converting GHG emissions into raw materials, like Carbon & use them to create Green Goods & Services.
Sep 6, 2013
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Sep 6, 2013
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UV-sensors can be installed in showers to determine the quality of water, thus, divert clean water to storage tanks for re-use.
Sep 6, 2013
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Ideating on the recently concluded Accenture Sustainability 24 Webinar, http://wp.me/p1xbzq-16I
Sep 6, 2013
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The mission of Move Your Green is to facilitate people's access to a sustainable world, involving green companies worldwide.
Sep 6, 2013
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Sep 6, 2013
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Minimizing 40 to 60% of a company’s footprint through better monitoring and control of its upstream supply chain
Sep 1, 2013
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To reinvent our cities from the bottom up to create deep carbon reduction, disaster resilient neighborhoods, and green economic development.