… electricity, but holds an enormous reservoir of possibility for utilizing local resources to off-set fossil fuels. Like renewable electricity, renewable heating and cooling … that includes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company, and the Connecticut Green Bank. CBEY is based … and trusted alternatives to non-renewable technologies. The results can be distilled into four core insights: Public institutions, which tend to be both large property owners and …
… on their time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. “The Sabin Prize gave us a year to test our ideas ” shares Max Webster, YC’ 12, co-founder of Weave and a winner of the Sabin … Hurricane Katrina, Max founded an NGO called Climate Voices to highlight the human rights impacts of climate change. Seeking solutions to environmental challenges, the political … funding at such an early state of the venture. Max is grateful for the wealth of resources he had at Yale. Upon graduation, the YEI fellowship allowed him and Shwerin to …
… and successful execution of the carbon fee. How It All Began “The carbon fee is essentially our own corporate carbon tax, and it is putting us on a path to a net-zero-emissions world,” … plants, and employee business travel. To achieve this, Microsoft needed to make the impacts of energy consumption visible. Because tons of carbon reduction was a foreign metric … perspective—money in, money out—accountability for the pollution associated with our own operations, and resources for our own environmental work, the carbon fee was easily …
… project that involved twenty campus buildings and tested the design and implementation of four different carbon-pricing schemes. In the webinar, representatives from Yale shared the … support for the carbon charge. “At Yale, even skeptics of the carbon charge want to see our university as a place for learning,” said Polak. Nonetheless, designing and implementing … representative of the diverse uses and budget types to assess how a carbon charge would impact the university as a whole. The remaining 280 buildings served as control group. Three …
… heating to the widespread use of biomass in Sweden and district heating in Denmark. Energy sources vary, too: Norway produces 99 percent of its electricity from hydro, Sweden 50 … processes through networks of hot and cold water pipes and today are transitioning to a fourth generation. This new generation of smart thermal energy grids will tackle the … of heat supply to energy efficient buildings and the integration of low-temperature heat sources, such as surplus heat from industrial processes and data centers . Being a latecomer …
… for meat one of today's most important tech trends. And why? Friedrich identified four central reasons that conventional meat consumption must be reined in. First, food that … Third, the overconsumption of meat is a recognized public health concern. And fourth, the current global meat industry raises serious concerns over the ethical treatment … for meat one of today's most important tech trends. And why? Friedrich identified four central reasons that conventional meat consumption must be reined in. First, food that …
… Electricity production, though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a … that includes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company and the Connecticut Green Bank.) RTTs harness renewable energy sources to provide space heating and cooling, domestic hot water, process heating, and …
… highlighted the role and value of DSM’s internal carbon price. “We want to future-proof our business,” Sijbesma said. DSM aspires to be prepared for the day when a carbon price impacts all of its operations—and that day may be right around the corner for many companies … 2025 include a 45% reduction in GHG emissions per unit of product; an intermediate goal of sourcing 50% of its procured energy from renewable sources, with a long-term goal of becoming …
… Australia, Singapore, the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He circumscribed the world over the course of a year. Most recently, in another promising departure, he reduced his advisory role … Mischief Maker, or Associate for Thinking Things Differently—Boyd guest lectures in select courses, helps accelerate social and environmental entrepreneurship across campus, offers … Australia, Singapore, the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He circumscribed the world over the course of a year. Most recently, in another promising departure, he reduced his advisory role …
… Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four is settling in. “We’re starting to build up our identity,” said Gronli, which mostly entails the simple things, like getting a bank account and a Connecticut driver’s license. But there are cultural changes too, of course. What New Haven lacks in cross country skiing, it hopefully makes up for in pizza. We …