… to incorporate the past into the future. Yale College student Hilary Griggs was selected for the inaugural Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy (PSiCE) cohort. Hilary’s goals through the program? – To highlight and showcase the need for energy equity within marginalized and BIPOC communities. This past summer, Hilary worked … energy and the environment in general. Prior to getting to Yale, I thought about being an environmental science major, not history, but I have continued my interest in clean energy.” …
… 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 Studies with a focus on Energy Justice at Yale College. “I decided to become …
… 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 … the world, energy access is critical. Access to energy is improving and hence the demand for energy will only increase. Still annual per capita consumption stands at about 1.2 kWh …
… 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. … Electric Vehicle and Rooftop Solar Adoption Trends in Connecticut Jesse Cohen (Master of Environmental Management '23) The energy transition is coming close to home. Clean, …
… impactful solutions to planetary problems – including policy, business, finance, and social – from a systems-thinking perspective. During the Planetary Solutions Generator … to ensure that new construction doesn’t lead to excessive waste through three approaches: Preventing waste Incentivizing stakeholders to care about excessive waste Repurposing waste … 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 …
… Do you want to enact change and justice for the environment? Are you interested in collaborating with like-minded individuals, committed to advancing environmental justice and racial & economic equity through clean energy? Challenge the … and Saturday, April 2nd. Organized by members of the Yale Clean Energy Collaborative, this event will bring together intelligent and inquisitive minds from across the world to share …
… 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 … a cohort both tight-knit and diverse at a time of physical distancing and limited in-person social interactions. From the beginning of the program, I’ve benefitted from the …
… 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 … I remember how reading “The End of Energy”, while listening to Prof. Klee talk about how environmental and energy policy had evolved through the years, combined with Prof. Esty’s … A single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." He was referring …
… 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 …