… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions … is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … cultivating additional land use benefits from solar projects. The practice is increasingly common, especially in Minnesota, the first state to adopt a voluntary pollinator-friendly …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly SolarIndustry? Overview Siting solar projects is often complicated by land use tensions and trade-offs. At seven acres of land per megawatt of … solar projects by monetizing the environmental benefits that projects generate. Next, we review the potential of an ecosystem services market in Minnesota to meet the dual …
… private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in … consumption choices related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial implications of their carbon emissions and encourage increased energy efficiency. To date, around 1,400 companies have reported implementing or planning carbon prices to regulate their carbon …
… stations first? This report explores this so-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV … as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the overall market …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in their community. What kinds of planning and policy levers can city leaders pull to attract offshore wind industry players? How are developers and manufacturers responding? What other actors are … This report addresses these questions by investigating approaches underway in New Bedford, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and New London, Connecticut. Clean Energy …
… Network (GIIN) total global impact investing assets in 2018 grew more than 50% from 2017. Yet, that growth is tiny relative to the overall investing marketplace—comprising only 4% of total socially responsible assets under management in the US, and only … assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 …
… Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for Investing in Nascent Climate Technologies … From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and … through research and development, while venture capital and private equity tend to support commercialization and deployment. The messy middle, in-between these two periods—which typically includes demonstration and pre-commercialization—is often called the “valley of death,” because many new technologies …
… This paper seeks to provide a consolidated list of risks that may help to inform investors’ due diligence processes and their understanding of wetland mitigation banking as a real asset, and may serve as a reference for entrepreneurs and regulators who are new to wetland mitigation banking or other more … A Study of Risks facing Entrepreneurs and Regulators Patrick Hook (MBA '13, Master of Forestry '13) Spenser Shadle (MBA '13, Master of Forestry '13) This paper seeks to provide a …
… - and creating solutions that can reduce such barriers. It serves as a launch point for any organization beginning to think about creative financing solutions to disaster reconstruction. We hope it will inform and inspire such organizations to craft solutions that close the funding gap. 2737 … - and creating solutions that can reduce such barriers. It serves as a launch point for any organization beginning to think about creative financing solutions to disaster …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, … transition to a less carbon-intensive economy, and to establish the knowledge necessary for effective policies and strategies to advance RTTs in Connecticut. In addition to this … '17) Amir Chireh Mehr (MBA '17, Master of Environmental Management '17) Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, …