… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to conduct an independent study (1-3 credits) on policies that can … key focus will be U.S. state and federal policy, but there will be opportunities to explore other nations’ policies as well. The students will engage with experts across the innovation …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for 2-3 students to conduct an independent study (1.5 credits) on mapping climate tech. Over … the problem of climate change, some have the potential to take out much bigger chunks than others. They also entail vastly different risks, benefits, development timelines, and …
… grid congestion and household income. We analyzed the data at the census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical … 15 grid congested area feeders cover 94 unique block groups (treatment block groups). 2,493 other block groups in Connecticut are considered as our control block groups. We then … block group (a categorical variable). We find a Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.0097 for our entire sample. 2 Below is an illustration (scatter plot) of the correlation. The …
… the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and cooling markets and technologies. “The breadth and quality of this year’s applicants are exemplars of the innovations needed to catalyze a huge and largely untapped market,” said Stuart DeCew, Executive Director at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, which manages the grant. “We need to refine the …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly appointed Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor … is bring together people with diverse expertise and ignite their curiosity for disciplines other than their own. We want to foster collaboration to address the world’s most complex …
… and small-commercial utility customers who install photovoltaic arrays to get credit for excess power sent back to the grid. After the introduction of DER, the Palmetto State … SmartPower’s best efforts, the South Carolina Solarize campaigns underperformed compared to other states. This post analyzes the results from the web-based surveys as well as the … this year, bill H.4421, which would have removed the cap on net-metering and opened the market to large-scale solar, received a 61-44 majority vote by the SC House of …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference has traditionally emphasized the social side of impact investing … flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs in the world. The event has drawn over 10,000 … the Oceans Track was introduced, I had the honor of participating in the development of a conservation finance track that will be unveiled in a little over a week. This effort was …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or Social … impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP15). Here’s how PFP deals work. At their core, these instruments …
… The Sobotka Seed Stage Success Stories will introduce you to former recipients of the grants who share their experience and perspective. The Yale Center … shares behind causes or “Asks” that have been put forward by advocacy organizations or other users. The model is like Change.org but backed with dollars rather than signatures. … They’re now in a transition phase, as they figure out how to move to a larger financial market, either New York or San Francisco. Their main advice to future student entrepreneurs …
… is the most valuable bank in Turkey, with total consolidated assets of US$91 billion and a market capitalization of US$8 billion, their actions have proven a potent signal: their stakeholders now approach Garanti for advice on the latest developments in sustainability. During the webinar, Garanti’s … 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 2014, Turkey passed a Greenhouse Gas …