Conference recorded at MIT World Series: Dean's Innovative Leader Series. Centered in climate change, how to avoid its worst impacts and the urge to confront the issue now. The key concept is found a way to stop greenhouse gas emissions in safe levels and not affect the expanding economies worldwide.
More information: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=972660
Access to the videos: http://videolectures.net/mitworld_madaus_les/
Research about the circular economy of material devices, for the transition to a collaborative and circular consumption of electronics.
eReuse is about the reuse electronics ensuring final recycling. We perform research on collaborative models for the traceability of digital devices across their lifespan, among the multiple stakeholders involved.
More information: https://dsg.ac.upc.edu/circular
Explanation about teh carbon market as a public policy instrument to transform CO2 in economic good. The aim of this instrument is to encourage companies to reduce their emissions by investing in cleaner technologies.
Non-profit organization focused on three main areas: research, advocacy, and organizing. Seek to promote human health and environmental justice trying to force high-tech industry change towards sustainability.
More information: http://svtc.org/
Free access guide that explains the key concepts, processes and challenges of circularity of digital devices. It is divided into 13 modules and 13 cases studies. Furthermore, it incorporates opportunities of circular economy and policy advocacy.
It is available in english, spanish and french.
Access to the guide: https://circulartech.apc.org/
"The electronic tragedy" is a documentary that reveals how, every year, developed countries produce up to 50 million tons of electronic waste: computers, televisions, mobile phones, household appliances. About 75% of this waste disappears from the official recycling circuits and a good part of it is illegally exported to dumps in the Third World. It is a world trade fueled by greed and corruption.