… interdisciplinary faculty research to advance practical solutions to critical environmental challenges. The Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant enables Yale students and faculty to … [Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale SOM), Andres Gonzalez (UC-Berkeley)]; and Case studies around challenges and best practices of bringing sustainability into day-to-day business strategy in emerging markets [Daniel Esty (Yale …
… will improve economic growth and provide new jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both business as well as the institutions that educate the leaders in business” said Peter Bakker, President and CEO of … nature of sustainability issues and integrate solutions for social and environmental challenges, with the need for good financial results. Today’s summary of survey results …
… Dannel Malloy this July while speaking at the first meeting of the Connecticut Climate Change Council. The projections mandate action. One prospect, often overlooked, is the … putting available heating and cooling to practical use—in this fight against climate change. “Thermal technologies may not seem as exciting as new technologies, for instance, … interventions, like ground source heat pumps and solar thermal water heaters, to larger interventions that take into account district-level heating and cooling systems. …
… of speed on a potentially dangerous road. Litterman’s latest vehicle for addressing climate change is the second Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition , organized by Yale School of … money, where does climate change dictate they put it? More succinctly, what are the grand challenges awaiting climate scientists and economists working together today? Litterman … of economic damages caused by an additional unit of carbon emissions today. There is a large literature on measuring this cost, though estimates nonetheless range rather widely, …
… & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management as part of the GE Colloquium on Sustainability Leadership , a lecture series presented by the Yale Center for Business and … which was also part of a series titled “Diverse Voices: Environmental Leaders on Climate Change and the Environment.” Read the full story on the Yale School of Management's website … which was also part of a series titled “Diverse Voices: Environmental Leaders on Climate Change and the Environment.” Read the full story on the Yale School of Management's website …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy quandaries. The … erosion, ice-melting patterns, heavy rainfall, and permafrost damage are all due to the large-scale effects of climate change. So they cannot be entirely addressed by the … funding for climate-impact resilience could help communities respond to the imminent challenges that local clean energy cannot solve. Saving the Power Grid Basic infrastructure …
… disease. Read the full story on Financial TImes Related Events GNAM Faculty Webinar on Sustainability Leadership Tue, October 21st, 2014, 4:30 AM EDT — 5:30 AM EDT Online Related …
… different organizations and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Equity and Justice Thriving Food … of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Related Events Joint Degree Summer …
… Spring had enormous positive impact by raising awareness of the environmental challenges that we face as a society. The Bhopal tragedy carried enormous negative … could profoundly impact the development and availability of technology, and just as climate change will impact weather, coastlines and water scarcity around the world. Sustainability … all speak directly to these impacts. This means that sustainabilitychallenges are, by and large, predictable in hindsight. It might also suggest that we should be able to see these …
… The association, originally formed in late 2013, is en route to becoming a major game-changer in the path to unleashing distributed solar finance. “Our mission is to bring the … It’s the DG market that needs access to capital. We knew it could not successfully tap institutional money without acting in the way a sophisticated industry behaves,” Rottman … for Clean Energy Tue, April 7th, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM EDT Online Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit (YESS) Fri, November 6th, 2015, 6:00 AM EST — Sat, November 7th, 2015, …