Francisco Alpizar: Are Resource Conserving Technologies a Win-Win?

Gund Institute Podcasts

English - February 07, 2019 18:29 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Resource conserving technologies are regarded in policy documents and multilateral agreements as win-win solutions that both reduce the amount of energy and water we use daily, and are also a good investment in itself. In this talk we will explore potential caveats to that argument as we discuss a randomized control trial conducted in Costa Rica precisely to explore both claims.