… a project finance mechanism to help increase natural carbon removal. In this plan, the upfront costs of tree planting and urban mill infrastructure are covered through investment. … development of city partnerships to drive replanting efforts. Floe is a smart, safe, and environmentally friendly solution to prevent the extensive water damage caused by ice … cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. “This funding will be critical in fueling our beta pilot this winter where we are launching dozens of systems across the country with …
… was awarded this year to help further innovative ideas to address climate change and its environmental and socialimpacts. CBEY has awarded these grants for the past three years in an effort to support … dairy but creates very little GHG emissions and uses a fraction of land and water resources to produce, coupled with a low incidence of allergic reaction compared to nut- and …
… a moonshot has also entered rhetoric around climate change. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and billionaire-politician Michael Bloomberg … landing may have been a symbolic “giant leap” for human progress, but it had few tangible impacts on US society. Landing on the moon was an inspiring and dramatic moment (as well as … goals for solving complex problems, they will call those goals “climate shots.” 2621 Environmental Innovation More than a Moonshot … Jul 23, 2019 More than a Moonshot Why …
… would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the seaweed, and the seaweed would in turn filter the water going back to the shrimp. Alexia explained that, together, these two organisms can have a huge impact in fighting climate change, particularly the seaweed. When added to cattle feed, a … potential partnerships, and a faculty member nominated Alexia for a Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award . Over the summer, Alexia and Gracie participated in the Tsai …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created an improved version of the … These developments were largely beneficial, but they came with costs, one of which was environmental degradation. The steam engine is powered by combustion—usually the burning of … returning to one fundamental question: Now that we as a human species better understand ourimpact on the planet, how can we use technology to actively catalyze environmental …
… Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a desire to reduce waste and improve the environmental footprint of the apparel industry. These $10,000 venture grants are disbursed … 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse by creating a positive shopping experience for busy parents. In turn, this will reduce the environmentalimpact of the notoriously dirty fashion industry. Hand Me Up's cofounders from left to …
… endowment. If it changes its investment practices, it spurs a tangible and immediate impact, which isn’t the case for most individual investors. But individual investments add … and to connect them with key players in the field. Reed and Rissman rounded out the team by bringing on Pei Hua Chen (YC ‘21) to develop messaging and communications. The original duo … box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent and open-sourced, similar to what B Lab has done for its process of certifying responsible companies …
… are made up of students from across Yale University, including the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, School of Management and Yale College. The projects have impact across the globe, from New Haven to Southeast Asia and around the world and tackle a … including energy, materials, transportation, food, women and girls, and land use. “One of our main goals throughout this process was to support climate change innovators and …
… corporate, academia, non-profit, and public spaces came together to discuss a growing new impact field—plant-based foods and clean meat. As the Good Food Conference website said, … overfishing. Sharing her hope for the future of plant-based and clean seafoods replacing our current status quo around seafood that does not consider what we take out of the system, … Blog . Looking Forward The conference closed out with a session dedicated towards the environmental and socialimpacts that the plant-based foods and clean meat industry are …
… apply from the graduate schools as well as from Yale College,” says Sophie Janaskie, Environmental Innovation Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). … year, and hope that even more teams apply this time. We are inspired by the creativity of our community and know that there are ideas bubbling up that will have real impact, and we want to support that as much as we can.” One of the recipients from last …