… This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and selective process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka …
… I was ecstatic when I received the opportunity to attend the climate conference: I spent four fantastic days at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The 2021 United … One panel (which included Gotelind Alber, founder of GenderCC) I found particularly impactful was “Engaging Citizens in Urban Climate Action for Inclusive Just Transition … support. 7839 Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Putting Classroom Knowledge Into Practice: An MBA Student’s Perspective on COP26 … Nov 18, 2021 Putting Classroom …
… to help further innovative ideas to address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. The Center has awarded these grants for the past five years in an effort to support … through podcasts, fashion and farms to technological innovation to rethink cooling and foodwaste. I’m very inspired by this community of innovators at Yale, and hope to continue … heat pump obstacle. Let’s TalC: Let’s TalC is one of the first podcasts in Mandarin that encourages youth opportunities for sustainable development. The “C” represents their attention …
… the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group represents a collaboration … this initiative focuses on creating a knowledge platform, where information, ideas, and resources can be shared with interested parties, such as residents, clinicians, land managers, … with questions and resources for consideration. 2380 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Prioritizing Nature … Mar 12, …
… An ethical food system should promote public and environmental health, a thriving workforce, and … demonstrate the practicality of this, we must develop functioning alternatives. Overview: Our idea for one such alternative is to launch a nonprofit organization called Community … that this Community Kitchen will be located in The Bronx or Washington Heights areas of New York City. Staff and Advisors: Mark Bittman , Special Advisor on Food Policy at Columbia …
… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate students at … intersect. “Tagan brings a unique set of expertise, experience and connections to our work at the CBEY. Her areas of work in food are particularly critical at this time due … she learned the ins and outs of the industry that went far beyond farm-to-table cooking and into workers’ rights, food procurement, sustainability in practice, and power dynamics in …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of 75 online learners … want to advance their careers as well as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly … Yale Online Certificate in Clean Energy Opens New online certificate aims to educate with impact Heather Fitzgerald Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) …
… professionals came together to explore the ways in which emerging technologies can and will impact the utility-customer relationship. I attended the conference to find out how the … of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the rise of the prosumer. Excitement about new opportunities and … utilities that are prepared for more - and more granular - data will be able to convert advanced analytics into more reliable and flexible grid operations, as well as more …
… Solarize is a unique community-based program that leverages peers and social networks to encourage residential solar adoption through a group pricing strategy. Solarize campaigns … non-profit SmartPower, Duke University, Tel Aviv University, Connecticut Green Bank, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and MySunBuddy. The following … from the program after all three rounds of campaigns. The SEEDS II project also looked into how LMI households react to different messaging types. Similar to the findings above, …
… Blue Forest Conservation is exploring one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social Capital Markets … bond in the United States was created to address recidivism among juvenile offenders in New York. Investors were only repaid by the government if the intervention helped formerly … for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Impact …