… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to conduct an … technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on 1-2 technologies. Over the course of the semester, the students will review existing articles and reports, while also … thermal Low-carbon materials (including steel and concrete) New energy technology forbuildings (including HVAC) Electric grid modernization Transportation and mobility Food and …
… 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 course of the semester, the students will define sub-categories of the climate tech landscape … 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 . …
… 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 units typically including a few hundred people. These feeders are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical …
… the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, 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 … to demonstrate the value of renewablethermaltechnologies in affordable residential buildings and ensure the financial and environmental benefits of RTTs to flow to low-income …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … want to advance their careers as well 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 in the Practice of Forest Resources Management and Policy and Ron Smith, Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology …
… passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also known as the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) program, which created a net-metering system permitting residential 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 … 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 … to be a continuous intellectual gap regarding awareness that where there is a natural resource issue, there is always a social issue. “The reality is that when you have a deep … and collaborations that start at SOCAP15. This article is the first in a series of three stories covering the conservation finance curriculum at SOCAP. It is part of an online …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … 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 … 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 … funds and certifying fund managers. They compare “Real Impact” funds and managers to LEED buildings or USDA Organic produce. When options are verified by a third party, consumers can … box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent and open-sourced, similar to what B Lab has done for its process of certifying responsible companies …
… 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 … Change Action Plan guides Garanti’s climate strategy and action. The Plan comprises four pillars: prioritizing low carbon investments reducing deforestation establishing green … other than energy requires the complexity of integrating upstream risks. Rather than building carbon pricing into corporate and commercial loans, Garanti plans to implement …