… This reportseeksto addressthe question of how an organization should design and implement … is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our projectseeksto supplementthe growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … carbon pricesto regulate their carbon emissions. Corporations can act collectively with governmentsto reach the goal of decarbonization. To provide guidance on designing …
… Should policymakers incentivize electric vehicle (EV) purchases first or invest in charging stations first? This report exploresthisso-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for … in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysissuggeststhatthe best way for policymakersto facilitate the growth of the …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companiesto promote local economic development and jobs in their … approaches underway in New Bedford, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and New London, Connecticut. Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG The Onshore Benefits of Offshore …
… Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutionsto Scale: Considerations and … often depends on the development of advanced technologies in areassuch as renewable resources, energy efficiency and storage, and carbon removal. This report refersto such solutions as “nascent climate technologies.” Without innovation …
… There may be no hotter topic in agriculture today than ‘regenerative’ agriculture. Food … both investors and farmers have struggled to find the right partner for their goals. This issue brief examinesthe varying definitions of regenerative agriculture, and proposesour own as a foundation for financing regenerative farms. Itthen detailsthe three types of …
… -by Abhishri Aggarwal, Kate Logan, Namrita Kapur Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSustainable Finance … holds great potential where philanthropy fallsshort—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to addressthe world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … —found that of the $8.2 billion committed to conservation, $3.1 billion was undeployed.2 This is a real frustration considering what we know aboutthe enormous need and urgency for …
… From seaweed farming to oyster cultivation, our coasts representsome of the world’s most dynamic and vital … food system resilience, and promote worker and community wellbeing. Despite these shared stories of hope, marine-based foods and land-based agriculture are often considered and …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering withthe Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) … for effective policies and strategiesto advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this field study on barriers and drivers, the project includes an assessment of market …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment partnered withthe Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, … for effective policies and strategiesto advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this market potential study, the project included a field study on RTT market barriers and …
… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis revealsthat pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefitsto solar … studiesthat are underway with a goal of providing more detail on the localized impacts of this practice. Research is needed to better understand the panel efficiency gains and …