… and transformative donation from the Emmett Foundation to support its mission of developing leaders who are uniquely capable of addressing social and environmental challenges. The Gift The gift will help CBEY expand its rapidly growing focus … the past decade, CBEY has offered students a forum to pursue and refine novel solutions to sustainability challenges, from new ventures with a triple bottom line Peter Boyd, one of …
… money and help the planet. In this situation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainable business model. Over the next year and a half, she developed … for Powerhouse. They decided to create an app where consumers could track the cost and environmental impact of their energy use, in real time. With the app, consumers could find … on,” she says, “I wish everyone started a company!” 2621 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sabin Stories: PowerHouse … Apr 10, 2018 Sabin Stories: …
… Easily accessible and comparable information on features such as costs, performance, environmental impacts, and co-benefits of these technologies would present valuable metrics … can help map gaps in data availability and metric quality. In June 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TFCD) [1] published a report categorizing … disclosures the capital market needs to effectively evaluate financial impacts of climatechange. As such, it presents a context within which renewable thermal metrics can be …
… one of three objectives: economic outcomes, like assuring people have well-paying jobs; environmental outcomes, like advancing the development of a low-carbon economy; or social … infrastructure, which Sohi acknowledged. Not all of the $180 billion will be spent on novel projects; some portion of it is needed to reduce the “infrastructure deficit” of past … one of three objectives: economic outcomes, like assuring people have well-paying jobs; environmental outcomes, like advancing the development of a low-carbon economy; or social …
… data. [2] , [3] The screening was based on the value of shipments [4] per U.S. employee for 2015, the number of employees in various sectors in Connecticut in 2016, and energy … this sector suggests that a deeper analysis of facilities could be useful for Connecticut’s climate mitigation efforts. Challenges and Opportunities Our field study across the … all, had no desire to make energy investments a significant part of their balance sheets; innovative financing and business models can accommodate this wish. One particularly useful …
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… installers, increased comfort, reduced carbon emissions, as well as a “guarantee” against rising energy costs. Strong, long-term partnerships between energy services companies, … segment. In 2013, GMP was the first utility to start a leasing program for ductless cold-climate ASHPs and hot water heat pumps for a 15-year term with a buy-out option at the end. … 20, 2017 Renewable Heating and Cooling: the Next Efficiency Frontier Paul Molta (Master of Environmental Management '17) Krisztina Pjeczka (Master of Environmental Management '18) …
… does increased distributed solar make the electric grid more or less reliable? How should environmental benefits be valued? These questions are not only important to utility … grid, including several components such as reduced fuel use at power plants. Despite this change, Austin Energy’s VOS program has continued to see a steady increase in solar … regulators, and other stakeholders find consensus and demonstrate the success of innovative new programs — for solar customers, non-solar customers, and utilities alike — …
… managing director; Vijay Kalra, chief of manufacturing operations; and Anirban Ghosh, chief sustainability officer. A Sustainability Journey At an investor meeting in 2008, the issue … understand how to make a carbon price works for them. Ghosh also advises fellow business leaders to look at utility bills: “Typically, a CEO never looks at the utility bills, they … - the first Indian company to adopt an internal carbon price Anja Nikolova (Master of Environmental Management '17) Thuy Phung (Master of Environmental Management '18) …