… all business units pay for the carbon they emit, and the revenues are invested in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon offset projects. Since its inception in 2012, this carbon fee has improved business operations, mitigated climate change, and driven cultural change within the company and the broader business … carbon pricing in the third webinar of the “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” series. The webinar was opened by Emily Farnworth of the World …
… Two promising start-ups each received $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center … progress, Kitchen Table is expected to produce its first run of 500 meals by early January. From an environmental perspective, the benefits of plant-based meals are tremendous: … emissions worldwide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that methane emissions from livestock production alone account for 50 percent of agricultural greenhouse gases; …
… On November 2, 2016, the webinar series “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale … and implementing the program proved a complex experiment. “With an annual $65 million energy expenditure, a total of 14,000 square feet of buildings, and different activities by … online. A case study on the carbon charge is being developed by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and will be published on the SESYNC Case Study Collection …
… built environment – essential to a low carbon future Connecticut is one of several New England states that hold lofty ambitions for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. … electricity market, though the countries have very different energy systems—ranging from Norway’s dependence on electric resistance heating to the widespread use of biomass in … 50 percent from nuclear while Denmark generates 41 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels and 42 percent from wind power. All three countries have committed to contribute to …
… and back east across the southern half. They camped in national parks. They watched the landscape change—deciduous forest gave way to Great Plains, which ascended slowly, then precipitously, to become the … in environmental engineering and a job right out of college in environmental remediation. From this, she shifted into the nonprofit conservation sector “to be more proactive,” said …
… and Nathan Hall teamed up. Initially they had very few resources in terms of capital, land and equipment. However, through their tenacity they found a way to plant four acres of … grow on mined lands with low-cost organic inputs, and subsequently received a $12,000 grant from Patagonia to support the purchase of agriculture equipment. Since then, Appalachian … to develop a local processing network to transform the raw crop into more valuable forms, from textiles, to its newer application in advanced biopolymer composites. Nathan believes …
… most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by the UN Food and Agriculture … most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by the UN Food and Agriculture … most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by the UN Food and Agriculture …
… about 53% of its energy budget on heating and cooling. Since currently fossil-based fuels, in particular fuel oil and natural gas, provide the bulk of thermal energy, renewable … many policy mechanisms, financing products and communication campaigns that can be borrowed from the renewable energy world to raise awareness about RTTs and their potential. … The FORTT research has sparked a broader conversation on renewable thermal across New England and New York State. It is exciting to see Connecticut standing among other regional …
… that “systemic issues such as carbon pricing” are needed “to advance the agenda for climate action.” Collective action from the private and public sectors on carbon pricing must be one of the world’s levers for … point of Paris, according to Sijbesma. Introducing a carbon price, like removing fossil fuel subsidies or offering tax credits for renewable energy, changes the accounting. By …
… Inconvenient truth ” – a movie that created a legacy and formed an entire new generation of climate activists. This was my first encounter with climate change and the dire consequences … to consider much beyond profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once improbable hope for …