… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy quandaries. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Sept. 2 that it is … as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy quandaries. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Sept. 2 that it is …
… real world problems and clients benefit from the creativity of Yale students. When Elizabeth Henry Turnbull (SOM, FES ‘11), the Senior Manager of Energy and Environment at the … clients - What’s the trickiest problem you’re working on right now? Working with Elizabeth and her team at Adidas we chose the following question: “How could adidas bring its … 90-second pitches that they delivered to the entire group. Throughout the process, Elizabeth was circulating from group to group, providing feedback and insights and gathering …
… timber companies. SilivaTerra provides reliable information and is driven by the motto “Better Data. Better Decisions”. The team evolved along its pathway at Yale, including substantial support … timber companies. SilivaTerra provides reliable information and is driven by the motto “Better Data. Better Decisions”. The team evolved along its pathway at Yale, including …
… Will 2015 prove to be a historic year for climate and sustainability? There is reason to hope, according to Peter Bakker, president … of business leaders in discussions around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), which has traditionally only involved negotiators representing … as part of a discussion, “ Pope, Paris, and the SDGs: What’s Driving Business to Act on Climate Change Now? ” presented by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment on …
… Winterkorn , resigned. And yet there are reasons to believe that the fallout from this scandal will be as big as Enron , or even bigger. Most corporate scandals stem from negligence or the failure to come clean about corporate wrongdoing. Far … taught in business schools around the world. Here are seven reasons why the Volkswagen scandal is worse and could have far greater consequences. First, whereas Enron’s fraud wiped …
… volunteer in a village in the north of the country, and one day it hit him “full force between the eyes” that if their situations had been reversed—if Warshauer had instead been … a fair amount of business with a major multinational.” For example, one recent partnership between TechnoServe, USAID, and Vodafone—one of East Africa’s largest cellphone and mobile … said. Moving forward, TechnoServe is sorting out how to make a strong business case for climate-smart agriculture: why should companies invest specifically in crops that are …
… and highly dependent on multiple factors. Studies at UC Davis put the water consumption between six and 16 gallons of water per glass, with research and pilot projects under way … and highly dependent on multiple factors. Studies at UC Davis put the water consumption between six and 16 gallons of water per glass, with research and pilot projects under way … and highly dependent on multiple factors. Studies at UC Davis put the water consumption between six and 16 gallons of water per glass, with research and pilot projects under way …
… of sustainability carry the hallmarks of Black Swans, or whether there is an inherent link between Black Swans and sustainability challenges? A coincidence seems unlikely, and there … challenges, by their very nature, carry extreme potential consequences. The second link between sustainability challenges and Black Swan events is in the potential magnitude of … metals could profoundly impact the development and availability of technology, and just as climate change will impact weather, coastlines and water scarcity around the world. …
… to profit from this great opportunity for solar growth, investors and consumers demand standards and consistency from the industry. The new industry group Solar Energy Finance Association (SEFA) is one of several leaders shepherding in an era of solar standards. SEFA is the only association that focuses on solar distributed generation (DG) … other variations on the PV contracts and other concept ideas from their membership for better financing the residential and commercial markets. The current focus of SEFA is on …
… SEPA Fact Finding Mission to the 51st State .” In particular, he supported instituting mandatory time-of-use metering and billing. Both utility costs and the utility-system value … the same things in utility markets,” said Rábago, partly in reference to this disconnect between static rates and dynamic value. However, he was also touching on another market … said, regulators could encourage innovation within the current regime by setting up mandatory pilot programs to test cutting-edge grid technologies and new rate designs. They …