Publications

Low carbon and sustainability articles, whitepapers and presentations by John Lash.

Supply Chain Efficiency for Large Manufacturers

• Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
  Learn about the innovative work at Terra to use better math and big data to create efficient, responsive and sustainable supply chains that scale to meet the needs of our rapidly growing population. Read more

A Publication of the Carnegie Council

• End of ICE Age, Dawn of Smart Grid, Oct 2009
  "America's carbon policy has started to fundamentally change the country's relationship with energy, and in the process it will also reshape the geopolitical energy map. The largest fuel shift in world history is central to these changes, and it will push the nation's antiquated electricity system to evolve into a smart grid". Read more
• Black Carbon an Easy Target for Climate Change, Feb 2009
  "Could the silver bullet for climate change be black? The particulate matter called black carbon—a type of soot from burning fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass—is now estimated to be the second most potent greenhouse warming agent after carbon dioxide. As a result, reduction of black carbon has gained momentum as one of the fastest means to significantly impact global warming." Read more
• In Pursuit of a Carbon-Free Economy, Feb 2008
  "The realization that emissions are responsible for an impending climate crisis has set in motion a major change in human history—the evolution to a carbon-free economy. Few people realize the extent to which this will alter everything that currently makes up our daily lives. Having been born into a world dominated by fossil fuels, we lack a reference for this transformation, but we are starting to acknowledge that it must happen if we are to preserve the earth for future generations." Read more
• A Blueprint for Today's Sustainability, Nov 2007
  "While concerned groups have been making the case for global warming and environmental responsibility for years, it only recently crossed over into the mainstream. Popular acceptance is in part thanks to Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which spread the word that global warming is a reality. Whether you agree fully with the documentary or not, its message resonated with the public and fueled consumer demand for environmentally friendly products and services." Read more
• Sustainability Initiatives across Key Sectors, Oct 2007
  "The underlying purpose for this study is to identify the areas that have the biggest potential to make a real impact, from a combined economic and environmental perspective. With this in mind, sustainability initiatives industry-wide were mapped out and analyzed as to which areas deliver the most value throughout the entire product life cycle. The ensuing patterns expose a common set of programs found across industries with the right mix of financial and environmental benefits to be successful. In short, they reveal a blueprint for today's sustainability." Read more

University of Toronto Chemical Engineering Magazine

• How Chemical Engineering is Saving the Environment, Spring 2009
  Sustainability leadership coverage in the Spring 2009 University of Toronto Interfaces Magazine feature. Read more