… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and … outcomes. These proposals tend to fragment markets, resulting in poor economic efficiency. Meanwhile, proposals to make renewable energy subsidy markets more robust result …
… 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 recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space … farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or energy” dichotomy …
… Solar Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the … solar has a sizable land footprint — one that is only expected to grow as solar and renewables meet a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to … of an ecosystem services market in Minnesota to meet the dual goals of improving the efficiency of statewide conservation spending and promoting pollinator-friendly solar …
… Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar … … growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and wildflowers … policy intervention. These benefits largely flow from higher energy output, from panel efficiency gains attributed to the cooler microclimate created by perennial plantings. A …
… financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities … of federal tax incentives. Finally, we present the key inputs and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut Green …
… evidence on how best to leverage social network relationships to improve dissemination of new technologies. Here, the investigator marketed two different agricultural technologies: … all participants and focused on farmer receptiveness and retention of information regarding new technologies. For the second round of interventions and monitoring activities, the … of this phase included a baseline survey focused on crop output, knowledge and use of the new agricultural technologies, and relationships with the selected seed farmers. Currently …
… by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the … Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Renewable Energy 100 (RE100), the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit corporations. Greenwashing …
… to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean … Christmas trees. Estimates indicate that there is potential for decision makers to create new markets or policies that create economic incentives for private forest owners by … these findings, the investigators have hosted the following landowner workshops: Southern New England land-use history and forest ecology (9/24/2012) Forest stand dynamics (6/9/2012) …
… to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy has established programs to support agricultural producers … to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy has established programs to support agricultural producers … Agriculture Lab Conservation Finance Network Related Reports Agrivoltaics: Producing Solar Energy While Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for …