… part of the world we come from, women entrepreneurs face many of the same challenges: discouragement, household duties, financial dependence and maternal responsibilities. At UN … in from Syria that 40 young women were holding their own roundtable in solidarity with our celebrations in New York. (Indeed, there much we can do if those young women were able … inspiring conversations, meeting with a fellow Yalie, Tanya Rivero, from The Wall Street Journal , applauding young women from all over the world and, most importantly, simply …
… water quality. This can also cause public health and social justice concerns. Depleted resources can then further reduce smallholder productivity and cause economic vulnerability. … quality issues. These problems affect the social and environmental reputations of their brands. These trends are increasingly heightened by climate change impacts such as severe weather events and rising temperatures. Investments in the Triple …
… The Towards Science Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies culminated in a trip to Paris where we presented our group’s findings to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and …
… to expect, but intrigued by the title of his class, “Towards Science Communications with Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works … Why We Disagree about Climate Change , George Marshall’s Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change , and Naomi Oreskes’, Merchants of Doubt as … dumbed-down sound bites or melodramatic warnings that oscillate from doomsday to blue sky/green farm imagery and language. Consumers are tired, confused, oblivious, and dubious or …
… the COP21 climate change negotiations. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society when we speak about climate action. This transformation will affect business, … social and environmental challenges with good financial results. This partnership provides our members with both scientific rigor and a pool of highly talented students to help us … ahead, advocating for progress and delivering results, the WBCSD both increases the impact of our members’ individual actions and catalyzes collective action that can change …
… economic growth and provide new jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both … change, the necessary transformation toward a sustainable future will clearly be much more impactful.” These next generation leaders expect business leaders, and in particular the … to Edward Snyder, Dean of the Yale School of Management. “It’s incumbent upon us to prepare our students for the world not of last generation, but the next.” As the climate change …
… asked Yesenia some questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, … asked Yesenia some questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, … asked Yesenia some questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, …
… Connecticut has a climate goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. This goal is as ambitious … spectrum of available technologies, from single building-scale interventions, like ground source heat pumps and solar thermal water heaters, to larger interventions that take into … buildings and different energy technologies to provide flexibility to utilize the energy sources that are cheaper and cleaner at all time.” FORTT, eventually, hopes to quantify the …
… “propel the space and inspire others,” according to Iliana Lazarova (F&ES ‘16). “It is encouraging and motivating to see women succeed as leaders in the environmental business … “propel the space and inspire others,” according to Iliana Lazarova (F&ES ‘16). “It is encouraging and motivating to see women succeed as leaders in the environmental business … “propel the space and inspire others,” according to Iliana Lazarova (F&ES ‘16). “It is encouraging and motivating to see women succeed as leaders in the environmental business …
… and was the last car through as a major artery for New York closed for the next seven hours. For a man who has spent years trying to alert the financial community to the dangers … winds, and humidity at increasingly finer resolution, but rely on pre-calculated greenhouse gas emissions from IAMs. The two approaches could be hybridized, so that GCM … serve as IAM inputs and vice versa, producing a high-resolution picture of climate-related impacts at a scale more relevant for stakeholders. Determining the discount rate …