… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the consequences have felt distant and theoretical — until now. Unprecedented … provide a publicly available data source and collection of insights for academics, nonprofits, think tanks, corporations, and others to study, and empower concerned global …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model offers the following advantages: a) the ability to evaluate …
… used. RPSs have been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs … that a VRPS will: Incentivize renewable energy where and when it is most valuable. Increase profitability of storage investments by valuing the time-dependent characteristics of electricity. Encourage …
… technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this … students at the Yale School of the Environment, we have identified significant potential for GRHs to support communities in emergencies while also providing sustainable revenue … Master of Environmental Management 2023 Alumni Maggie Thompson Clean Energy & Green Tech Investment Banking Analyst at Marathon Capital Master of Environmental Management 2023 …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team … in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable energy systems and perform diligence for specific jurisdictions. The off-grid model presented here is replicable …
… the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … and level of success observed in different settings, and c) provide enough background information to allow for the careful selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus Whitney Mann (Master of … a land use impact perspective, solar installations are relatively benign compared to other forms of development, and importantly, they can be designed to provide net benefits to …
… global warming in the absence of immediate action. The U.S. signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In this survey of 2,035 global business students, conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication , our key … business students state that they would accept a lower salary to work with a sustainability-forward employer. Our students will soon be at the helms of such impactful organizations, …
… For the world to meet the Paris Agreement goals, every company and organization should take responsibility for its emissions. But how do we translate an ambitious global goal—net-zero emissions by … proportional to the organization’s global contribution to climate change? Are offsetting investments tied to the Paris Agreement’s global carbon budget? And does the commitment …
… schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues … no matter what the salary. Students also overwhelmingly consider environmental action a profitable stance, noting that environmental protection will improve economic growth and …