… The built environment – essential to a low carbon future Connecticut is one of several New England states that hold … a weak network of suppliers, and a thin competence base. Fortunately, the region has a few building blocks that can be turned into key factors for the successful deployment of RTTs. … 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 …
… Meat makes for curious math: about 25 calories is required to create just 1 calorie of beef. The … 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 raisesserious concerns over the ethical treatment …
… Solar photovoltaics and wind are often spotlighted when we talk about renewable energy. … 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 largely unrecognized energy hog—offers another …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving … 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 … 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 …
… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues … 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 …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, … Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four issettling in. “We’re starting to build up our identity,” said Gronli, which mostly entails the simple things, like getting a bank …
… Presidential election season has once again taken America by storm, and with it comes the … promised two things: (1) support for the fledgling green sector of the economy; and (2) a source of relatively high-paying jobs that do not require a college education. While the … to this dynamic, a recent study of the construction sector notes that, “The New Zealand Building and Construction industry is dominated by small to medium enterprises. Most …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing … renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. … Bank brought strong financial expertise into the project; the new partnerships with Eversource and UI add deep engineering knowledge to the effort. In addition, with these partners …
… The TowardsScience 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 to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and …
… I walked into Paul’s class, not really sure what to expect, but intrigued by the title of his class, “Towards … Why We Disagree about Climate Change , George Marshall’s Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change , and Naomi Oreskes’, Merchants of Doubt as … what he calls “values-based humanistic communications” – the idea that compelling emotional stories that speak to peoples' core values have more impact than rational scientific data, …