… heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product better performing. Use and Applications Professor Newman has discussed these studies in his core …
… holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) total global impact investing assets in 2018 grew more than 50% from 2017. …
… From seaweed farming to oyster cultivation, our coasts represent some of the world’s most dynamic and vital regions of food production. … aquaculture and regenerative agriculture methods have garnered attention in recent years for their potential to combat climate change, enhance food system resilience, and promote worker and community wellbeing. Despite these shared stories of hope, marine-based foods and land-based agriculture are often considered and …
… 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 … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. … Finally, we present financial structures to advance land use best practices on solar sites. Our hypothesis is that efficiently integrating the value of ecosystem services with …
… benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or … traditionally dominated discussions about solar-agricultural land use. People often feel forced to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural … and economic benefits that these systems can generate. This report, which is written for a broad audience, also examines how communities, solar developers, local leaders, and …
… 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 … in terms of EVs 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 … in terms of EVs 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 …
… success of Solarize rests on a few key components. This guidebook clearly maps the process for any town, or individual, interested in solarizing their community. Clean Energy Equity and Justice Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar … Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar …
… is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar … of increased crop yields when projects are sited near pollinator-dependent farmland. In our model, improved crop yields result from projects co-located with farmland producing soy, …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve … in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable energy systems and perform diligence for specific jurisdictions. The off-grid model presented here is replicable worldwide. …
… outsized expectations, both investors and farmers have struggled to find the right partner for their goals. This issue brief examines the varying definitions of regenerative agriculture, and proposes our own as a foundation for financing regenerative farms. It then details the three types of … This issue brief examines the varying definitions of regenerative agriculture, and proposes our own as a foundation for financing regenerative farms. It then details the three types of …