… black smoke billowing from a power plant in Houston one fateful road trip was all it took for Yale rising senior Marc Gonzalez to discover he wanted a future in clean energy. That … decision, coupled with the understanding of how our current energy system does not work for many low-income and BIPOC communities, led him to pursue a degree in Environmental … practice through policy change. “Our current energy system is broken. It does not work for many low-income and BIPOC communities. I want to better serve my community to get them …
… their inspiration, goals, and plans through the program. Policy is the name of the game for Pratima Garg . A first-year candidate pursuing Public Policy with a focus on clean … the PSiCE program is clear: How can policy be leveraged to create and support solutions for clean energy? Prior to joining Yale, Pratima worked with a Member of Parliament and … for low-income housing in the city to help them fuel-switch from natural gas, undertake efficiency measures and ensure electricity is clean by adopting solar. And as expected, …
… facilitate a just transition to clean energy, this will have to change. At the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, a team of researchers led by Dr. Kenneth Gillingham has … level, we see that most solar and EV adoption occurs around the major population hubs: Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Fairfield County in the southwest part of the state. Adjusting for population, we see per capita EV adoption is highest in Fairfield County, whereas solar …
… certified” standard, similar to a LEED certification, to prevent waste through incentives for stakeholders to repurpose, dispose of and reduce waste. Deep Energy Retrofit Amelie … Did you know that building operations – lighting, cooling, and heating – account for about 28% of greenhouse gas emissions? Beyond traditional retrofits, deep energy retrofits, an energy conservation measure, achieve greater energy efficiency in existing buildings by taking a whole-building approach and addressing multiple …
… Do you want to enact change and justice for the environment? Are you interested in collaborating with like-minded individuals, … share ideas and inspire equity in the transition to clean energy futures through a more informed and inclusive clean energy community. “We want to form connections and share learnings, to foster a broader, more equitable, more informed, …
… It’s two weeks before our finance module launches, and I’m working my way through YouTube videos trying to … I’m completely lost. I’ve been working in renewable energy policy and managing projects for a little over a decade, navigating the complex and evolving world of innovative … that I lacked a deep understanding of the role wholesale energy markets play and the need for systematic change to support an equitable clean energy transition. I wanted to fully …
… I decided to quit my job and move to Ithaca, N.Y. At the time, the city was looking for a director of sustainability to give life to the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND), which, in … was very explicit about its climate goals: mitigate 100% of the greenhouse gas emissions before 2030. Before joining the City of Ithaca as director of sustainability, I had collaborated with state …
… the years, and I can tell you this: what they lack in personality they more than make up for in intelligence. " Maybe IP attorneys score low on the charisma scale because they—like … it—and that I’d learn at least as much from other members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. At the first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy … issues and made connections that I had never thought of. And this has been the case for the 16+ other live sessions since then. It’s also been true for the dozens of times I’ve …
… today I was in last year. So I dug up that list of questions to see what answers I have for my younger self. Question 1: Will the program be helpful to someone already working in … isn’t enough training to do a hard career switch (I certainly don’t want to be responsible for a company’s financial modeling on my own), it is great at coloring in the narrative and … all these disparate pieces plug into one another. Also, while I have access to a world of information online and connections (through my job) to some of the smartest energy people …
… Social and Environmental Sustainability , conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management, and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, spoke with students from 32 business schools in the Global Network for Advanced Management, located in 30 countries across six continents. This follow-up to … crises. However, survey responses indicate that business students are not calling for a full reordering of business priorities; rather, they want interwoven priorities that …