… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate … we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned our attention to the dinner table. When CBEY founded the 2050 Fellows a decade ago, the center committed itself to supporting … discussion topics varied significantly, all of which aimed to address future challenges, not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the …
… and state are leading the charge on circularity infrastructure and strategies . During a keynote address, Washington State Governor, Jay Inslee, highlighted the state’s impressive … makes it easier to extract value from “wastes” at end-of-life. It is unclear if and when the adoption of digital product passports will become commonplace. However, wide adoption could be a boon to sustainability professionals. Imagine a world …
… the meeting to exchange ideas and values, and to see if this investor might have ideas on how to fund a new model for clean energy projects on tribal land. Cody Two Bears, who is an … and Advisor to Indigenized Energy, and a Traditional Cheyenne Leader, nodded. It’s not just unreliable energy. It’s lacking the power to choose its source. Most rural electric … work is to figure out which of these financial tools are most beneficial for tribes, and when. After our meeting with the investor, I walked with Otto through the tall building …
… early in my YSE career as I looked for ways to find mentors and direction while also taking notes on what I would want to bring the growing fashion interest on campus. You may be … keeps people coming back according to the panelists. It’s the ability to self-express, and how easy it is; because that’s what fashion is at its core, an extension of our … to disclose environmental and social due diligence policies; establishes a community benefit fund for the purpose of implementing one or more environmental benefit projects that …
… but meanwhile, in the countries in Africa where cobalt is mined for the batteries, that is not seen as environmentally safe or sustainable. “Clean energy is the future, but it's … fossil fuels.” Mary is also no stranger to the first-hand impacts of environmental changes, whether man-made or natural. Spending a large portion of her childhood in rural China, she … high energy burden costs. Her and her family relied on ice packs to keep cool. “While the events of climate change affect everyone, low-income communities, particularly those of …
… materials and processes that reduce the environmental impact of textile production. However, in my own experience as a start-up founder in the sustainable fashion space that … contribute to the high cost of producing sustainable products, which consumers are often not willing to bear. As a founder of a sustainable fashion venture in the plant-based … and, currently, is not 100% biodegradable. Despite this, it has 90% lower carbon emissions when compared to animal leather. It is essential to remember that often sustainable fashion …
… Lindsay Greene (MBA '11) is the President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), overseeing a 300-acre economic hub for innovative manufacturers and …
… did in the latter part of your life (post-40s) after having built an established career. However, when I came to grad school at Yale I decided to start executing on my dormant idea, … up, either now or in the future, this is my attempt to convince you that university, whether that’s undergrad or grad school, is the right time to do so. Risk-free time – … and experiment. Entrepreneurship is about the journey as much as it’s about the success. Not everyone wants or needs to be an entrepreneur but you can carry the lessons you learn …
… to educate and spread clean energy ideas is to target people in ways that they can see the benefits — through real estate and housing. Prior to joining the 2022 PSiCE summer … interview minority- and women-owned multifamily housing development companies, to identify how IPC’s loan products could better enable them to build and maintain more energy-efficient … to do so, the key is to ensure marginalized communities are included front and center and not left behind. “A just energy future is undertaking the decarbonization of our system, …
… developing a way to provide affordable, renewable energy for marginalized communities with nothing but a good internet search and your hands. That's what Vijjasena (Sena) Sugionois achieved at a time when most of us were just preparing for our senior prom. Sena is currently a second-year … though some actors don't start out in good faith – and so a lot of the work has to do with how to find ways to balance how much should we push versus how much should we give people …