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In 2016 the state of Iowa finished a state energy plan "to encourage growth in all of Iowa's energy sectors while emphasizing sustainable practices, economic development throughout the state, and support for research and development required to reach Iowa's goal of being on the leading edge of energy innovation."
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI, originally International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) is an international non-governmental organization that promotes sustainable development. ICLEI provides technical consulting to local governments to identify and meet sustainability objectives.
It was created in 1987 as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act, for which Representative Paul Johnson was the Iowa House floor manager. Between 1987 and 2017, the Center awarded more than 500 research grants to study agriculture issues like conservation buffers, rotational grazing , and building local food economies.
It’s time to set the record straight: Iowa farmers are not doomed if ethanol plants don't transition to sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, markets. In fact, focusing on ethanol-based SAF while ...
The framework is published online and tools like the Envision Guidance Manual and pre-assessment checklist can be used at no cost. [4] There are costs associated with requesting a third-party review of a project to receive "verification." [5] ISI offers a related Envision Sustainability Professional Credential (ENV SP).
The first 8 are outcome targets, which are: implement the 10‑Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns; achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources; reducing by half the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and the reduction of food losses along ...
A fundamental principle of S-ROI is the creation of monetized models of non-cash benefits and costs. [1] Benefits might include emissions avoided, resources saved, or improvements in health and productivity, while costs could include adverse effects on public health, risk associated with rising costs for resources or disposal, or impacts of a project on nearby farms, fisheries, or tourism sites.
The project will provide students with proximity to the University of Iowa campus and the cultural hubs of downtown Iowa City. The Hive will be a six-story building that fits almost 500 residents.