… that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … and level of success observed in different settings, and c) provide enough background information to allow for the careful selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second …
… report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and 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 before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this … in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield redevelopment sites, and communities located near energy-extractive industries. These bonuses …
… Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for Investing in Nascent Climate Technologies … From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and … private sectors play a crucial role in developing nascent climate technologies by deploying capital to bring promising solutions to scale. Traditional investing structures typically … technologies tend to face multiple valleys of death during this period, with potential shortfalls happening whenever they require a capital influx to move from one stage of innovation …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … and communities. A growing body of research is exploring co-location opportunities on solar sites — from planting pollinator habitat to growing crops among the panels. … value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. In …
… private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in … attempts to correct the incentive structure that underpins consumption choices related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial … of our policy framework These contributions support the use of this policy framework for companies, organizations, and policymakers. We also provide a supplementary theoretical …
… assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 … serve to mitigate or resolve market failures that inhibit deployment of impact investing capital. In-depth cases on Root Capital and Encourage Capital illustrate how these … potential, but they will require communication and intentionality on behalf of these groups in order to rewrite the current status quo. Download the Report File Download file …
… This report explores this so-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on New York, which falls in the middle of the 50 states in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car … registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the overall market is to grow electric vehicle …
… of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … (O&M) costs over the project lifetime thanks to the reduced frequency of mowings for native plants as compared to turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental … transition to a less carbon-intensive economy, and to establish the knowledge necessary for effective policies and strategies to advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment partnered with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental … transition to a less carbon-intensive economy, and to establish the knowledge necessary for effective policies and strategies to advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this …