… is looking for a team of students to conduct an independent study (1-3 credits) on policies that can enable low-carbon technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on … warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The report outlines four potential pathways for reaching that goal. The pathways are vastly different, but one thing they have in common is a central … thermal Low-carbon materials (including steel and concrete) New energy technology for buildings (including HVAC) Electric grid modernization Transportation and mobility Food and …
… with advice and guidance from CBEY staff. The research will lead to a framework that can help shape and inform the growing conversation around climate tech. Issue Summary … warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The report outlines four potential pathways for reaching that goal. The pathways are vastly different, but one thing they have in common is a central … a framework with consistent language to understand the various forms of climate tech, building on existing work from organizations like Prime Coalition and Breakthrough Energy . …
… are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical correlation between living in low and medium-income (LMI) … 2 Below is an illustration (scatter plot) of the correlation. The result indicates that being a grid-congested block group is very weakly negatively associated with median household income. The fact that the correlation coefficient is very close to zero suggests that grid-congested areas, …
… to make an informed choice, demonstrate and model a compelling business case and ensure that everyone, regardless of socioeconomic level, can invest and participate in the clean energy economy.” Though … industry. Recipients of the RTA Seed Innovation Grant include: The expansion of a carbon cost calculator that will readily provide residential and business owners the cost savings …
… II (SEEDS II) Yale research project is tasked with understanding strategies and messages that support the adoption of solar energy, especially among low- and moderate-income (LMI) … the reasons behind these results to understand why an apparently unstoppable giant-in-the-making performed poorly. Solarize South Carolina During Q2 and Q3 of 2018, SmartPower … interest, accelerate the return on investment and potentially decrease installation costs. That said, this may be a ripe opportunity with Dominion Energy entering the state to …
… to its vision statement, “SOCAP started with a small group of investors determined to prove that doing good has two bottom lines: social and financial.” The network consists of … and social impact leaders who believe in an inclusive and socially responsible economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in … to get deals done. Established and emerging market opportunities. Interest continues to build in investment-driven strategies that can accelerate the pace and scale of land and …
… in addition to filling a funding gap for budget-constrained government entities, is that these financings shift the social spending paradigm, allowing governments to pay for … growth in forests that would normally burn up. USFS spending on fire suppression leads to less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation … other beneficiaries, such as water and electric utilities, to share in forest restoration costs just as they share in benefits. These benefits include reduced fire severity and …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. Patrick Reed (YC ‘16) … for most individual investors. But individual investments add up. Rissman and Reed realized that with the right tools and information, individuals could work together to make even more … know that consumers might be hesitant to trust a black box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent and open-sourced, similar to what B Lab has done …
… Turkey Currently, there is no mandated carbon price or tax in Turkey, but “We are thinking that a possibility of a carbon tax and other mechanisms are on the way.” Yılmaz said. In … the profitability of fossil fuel investments through sensitivity analysis by increasing the cost of natural gas and the cost of coal in the mid- and long-term. Second, the bank uses an … flow reductions would have significantly impacted generation potential. Challenges and Lessons Learned Internal and external capacity building, said Yilmaz and Yalgi, is key to …
… get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” Janaskie says—the fact that it was student-driven, that it focused on the environment, that it bore fruit on a … and improvement of existing entrepreneurship programs while looking to revitalize and build new programs. She is particularly interested in using her experience with the …