… Shortly after concluding their most recent campaign, researchers working on the Yale SEEDS II … communities, were excited to begin a new collaboration, called “ConnectSun.” This project—a partnership between the Connecticut Green Bank, United Illuminating (UI), and … is generated from June 1 through September 30 during defined peak usage periods. In tandem withthis payment, the Connecticut Green Bank is offering these ConnectSun customers a …
… Turkey’s Garanti Bank recently joined the webinar series Carbon Pricing: Gaining a … discuss its experience as one of the country’s first bankswith an internal carbon price. This price helps drive the bank’sstrong and growing renewable energy portfolio. Given … Change Action Plan guides Garanti’s climate strategy and action. The Plan comprises four pillars: prioritizing low carbon investments reducing deforestation establishing green …
… Attention innovators! Did you know that funding is available to studentsthinking about … forward. From a community movementto a communicationsstrategy to a for-profitsolution, thissupport is meantto catalyze ideasthat can help slow down, and maybe even reverse, the … year, and hope that even more teams apply thistime. We are inspired by the creativity of our community and know thatthere are ideas bubbling up that will have real impact, and we …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is announcing a very generous and transformative donation from the Emmett Foundation to support its mission of developing leaders who are … its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern … (GHG) emissions, representing a considerable market opportunity for low-carbon solutions. This blog post isto start a conversation around which metric, when openly accessible and … available from these programs are generally not consistent acrossstate borders, discouraging information sharing and comparative analysis. Policymakers want metricsthat …
… Industry accounts for 10 percent of total energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions … heat pumps, solar thermal and biomass could be used to reduce the GHG emissions related to this industrial energy consumption by reducing, recycling and refueling energy streams. The … could be useful for Connecticut’s climate mitigation efforts. Challenges and OpportunitiesOur field study acrossthe Connecticut market found a few general challengesto renewable …
… Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently thatthey … vulnerable when disaster strikes. Unlike large businesses, they often do not have the resourcesto complete effective contingency plans; nor are they eligible for relief that … to catalyze prolonged local resilience.” While standard relief effortsshould not be abandoned, the report describes how existing companies can leverage their extensive …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment, The Yale University Office of Sustainability and Yale … globe, from New Haven to Ethiopia to Afghanistan to worldwide. “One of the key goals of this initiative isto attract diverse, interdisciplinary teamswithin undergraduate, … and cuesthey need to protecttheir children, and take action to cut emissions acrossour cities, buildings, and streets. 2. Firoz Academy by co-founders, Wazhma Sadat (Yale Law …
… The launch of The Yale Center for Business & the Environment ’s new grant program last week, … season , the week served as a magnifier of both the most hopeful and troubling aspects of our currentsocietal response to climate change: immense leadership, clarity and bravery … , and kicks off a newly established focuswithin CBEY on Climate Change Entrepreneurship. This new effort is driven by a belief in the increasingly critical role that businesses and …
… Residential solar power in the U.S. has grown rapidly in the last decade, from around 23,000 homes … customerswith low tax bills cannot claim tax incentives for solar projects. And fourth, many lower-income individuals are more likely to renttheir homes, creating a split … solar to many individual customers is more expensive than working with a single large buyer. LMI customers prefer flexible terms when subscribing to community solar; but flexible …