… carbon future Connecticut is one of several New England states that hold lofty ambitions for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Achieving this low-carbon future will require, among other things, a transformation of the built environment, which is responsible for around 12.6 million tons of GHG emissions every year due to demand for hot water and …
… Meat makes for curious math: about 25 calories is required to create just 1 calorie of beef. The ratio … Second, raising livestock is, “one of the most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by … on a horse and setting of for San Francisco.” Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Disrupting Meat … Oct 12, 2016 Disrupting Meat The domestication of …
… though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a largely unrecognized energy hog—offers another important avenue. … and is part of a larger coalition that includes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company and the …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving business growth in the first of a new webinar series organized by the Carbon … Sijbesma. The carbon price allows DSM to determine which investments make financial and environmental sense, according to CFO Geraldine Matchett. It also helps to create a “common … into investment planning. FUTURE OUTLOOK Moderator Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale, wrapped up the session by thanking DSM for its …
… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that entrepreneurs ought to tackle. Climate change arose … Virgin Mobile South Africa. So after a solid decade working at Virgin, and with no direct environmental experience, Boyd embraced a new career: Launch Director and Chief Operating … Things Differently—Boyd guest lectures in select courses, helps accelerate social and environmental entrepreneurship across campus, offers career advice for students, and hosts a …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, … The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired associate research scientist. …
… Obama’s Green Jobs plan was centred on the fact that it promised two things: (1) support for the fledgling green sector of the economy; and (2) a source of relatively high-paying … current staff, which in certain cases was now facing almost ten times as many projects in a calendar year as they had in the year preceding the Solarize campaign in their town. This … help get the US to five million (lasting) green jobs? Amir Chireh Mehr (MBA '17, Master of Environmental Management '17) Presidential election season has once again taken America by …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing financial models and strategies to advance renewable thermal … electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, these are the two most important partners we could have,” said … for advancing the state’s efforts to achieve our climate goals,” said Jeff Howard, an environmental analyst at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “The more of …
… Towards Science Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies culminated in a trip to Paris where we presented our group’s findings … please read my classmate’s blog post. 2270 Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Science to Business (S2B) Platform …
… but intrigued by the title of his class, “Towards Science Communications with Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree … FES, I know this is just my beginning. 2248 Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Humanistic Communications, Climate …