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Demonstration of the Degree-Hours Method to the HadCET Dataset to Present an Alternative Approach for Communicating about Climate Status View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Richard Maguire
Communication about climate status often refers to the statistic of a global temperature rise of 1.1C. The use and presentation of this specific value is proposed as being difficult to interpret by the public and politicians due to numeric anxiety and effect size categorisation. An alternative communication approach using the degree-hours method is developed in this paper. The degree-hours method has previously been used to produce estimates of cold-season heating requirements in various cities around the world. In this paper, the degree-hours method is applied to the HadCET data set from 1841 to 2020 to show a 9000 degree-hour increase in the England climate status and to provide a new statistic for thermal change communication.
Featured The Power of Climate Crisis on the Purpose-Driven Organizations for a Sustainable Future View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes, Pedro Diaz Peralta
The purpose-driven approach offers more than just a novel way of doing business. It provides a blueprint for building a more inclusive, equitable system. This purpose-driven approach comes with challenges. But these challenges also present opportunities. Purpose-driven organizations can pioneer new models by finding innovative ways to overcome these obstacles. Doing so proves it’s possible to marry profits with purpose and business success with societal progress. It is aligning the interests of various stakeholders, helping climate crisis and ensuring sustainability initiatives for the future. In this context, the research question is: How do organizations pursue their purpose successfully for a Sustainable Future and help the climate crisis? The methodology is the case study—the research analysis of five case studies. Four companies (IBM, Timberland, Alaska Airlines, CVS Pharmacy) and one non-profit organization (United Way Worldwide) purpose-drivers are responding to a climate crisis with their purpose-driven organizations. As an outcome and findings, organizations can play a crucial role by putting purpose at the core of their strategies.
