… Yale Climate and Energy Institute on November 12, 2015. Bob Litterman, former head of risk management for Goldman-Sachs, hopes that society will be as lucky as he … for the next seven hours. For a man who has spent years trying to alert the financial community to the dangers of global warming, it was eerily reminiscent of a column he’d … dangerous road. Litterman’s latest vehicle for addressing climate change is the second Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition , organized by Yale School of Management, for …
… new senior director of solar ambassadors, spoke to students from the Yale School of Forestry & 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 the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of …
… funding is estimated to total around $4-6 million. Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is … at least 10 kW, said Lizana Pierce, project manager at DOE’s Office of Indian Energy. Forcommunity-scale installations, there is no minimum source-energy percentage, but the … expenses can be lowered substantially. This is a key consideration for communities facing economic hardship and high electricity or fuel costs. Clean energy can also help to shield …
… of the latter and cases featuring the US energy company’s massive financial fraud are therefore taught in business schools around the world. Here are seven reasons why the Volkswagen … … Sep 28, 2015 Seven reasons Volkswagen is worse than Enron Yale SOM's David Bach writes for the Financial Times David Bach It has only been a week since the stunning revelation … of the latter and cases featuring the US energy company’s massive financial fraud are therefore taught in business schools around the world. Here are seven reasons why the Volkswagen …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they gleaned … At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The terrorist attacks of 2001, the economic crisis of 2008 — these sudden shocks neatly represent the three hallmarks of a “ … of regular expectations; Carried an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them explainable and predictable. When we …
… What is hindering the availability of public capital and financing options for distributed solar? To some in structured finance, it seems like a great fit: solar … (SAPC) working group. 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 … Sources 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, …
… Originally posted on the Clean Energy Finance Forum Imagine you could design the electricity market in one state from scratch. There are … costs deterred competition. Duplicating grid infrastructure was neither profitable nor economically efficient. However, O’Boyle said, technological advances are now challenging … Rábago said this model offers the best opportunity for improved cost-effectiveness, environmental performance, and customer satisfaction. Importantly, distributed generation …
… On a night when most of Connecticut fretted about the bleak, snowy forecast, 15 residents of Avon considered a bright, sunny future. They were gathered in the … trees or neighboring buildings, that might limit daylight exposure. Hands shot up. Barbara recognized a clean-cut gentleman in the middle of the audience named Joel. “There are a lot … The Ambassadors of Avon … Jun 23, 2015 The Ambassadors of Avon William Murtha (Master of Environmental Management '16) On a night when most of Connecticut fretted about the bleak, …
… that states interested in boosting EV adoption rates should support the purchase of cars before investing in charging stations. With more EVs on the road, the private market will build infrastructure. For EV supporters, this has long been a “chicken-and-egg” policy question: where should the … important now to look at the data on how public chargers affect EV purchases and how the economics of these chargers actually work.” When the Nissan Leaf dropped its prices in 2013, …