… and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of 75 online learners from 10 countries, the year-long program is … to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly appointed Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor in the … and ESG Equity and Justice New Yale Online Certificate in Clean Energy Opens … Jul 08, 2019 New Yale Online Certificate in Clean Energy Opens New online certificate aims to …
… to the participants – both old and new – of a modern, smart grid. At the Smart Energy Summit in Austin on Feb. 18-19, energy professionals came together to explore the ways in which emerging technologies can … and Justice Clean Energy The Role of Home Technologies in a Clean and Smart Grid … Apr 01, 2019 The Role of Home Technologies in a Clean and Smart Grid Smarter and more affordable …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break setting up a brand new aquaponic-type system … methane is a greenhouse gas that’s 20 to 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In fall 2017, Alexia learned about the benefits feeding seaweed to cattle while engaging in one of … that was just an idea come to fruition has been so rewarding,” she said. In October 2017, Alexia, Victoria, and two other classmates applied for a Climate Change Innovation …
… and engage strong volunteer leadership (“solar ambassadors”) who are passionate about solar energy. The Yale Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II team has designed, implemented and studied … campaigns conducted across Connecticut by the non-profit SmartPower. Round 8 began in April 2017, and Round 10 concluded in September 2018. The reason why SEEDS II starts at Round 8 is …
… at VERGE revolved around new products, services, and systems that could redefine energy, transportation, and the use of materials, making a better future possible and … a growing potential to make better decisions and design smarter systems, allowing us to use energy and other resources more efficiently. Yale students who are interested in applying … Innovation How Yale Students Can Engage with Technology and Sustainability … Jan 28, 2019 How Yale Students Can Engage with Technology and Sustainability Two new CBEY programs …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of net metering in 2014 when the state legislature unanimously passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also … leadership help the sleeping giant of solar wake up again? 2854 Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Sleeping Giant: The State of Solar in South Carolina … Jan 24, 2019 Sleeping …
… on whether social outcomes are reached. The first Social Impact Bond was launched by Social Finance UK in September 2010 to fund a prisoner-rehabilitation program. In August 2012, the first social impact bond … partnership between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. …
… emphasize the double bottom line? What about the environmental side of the equation? In 2013, the first shades of green began to emerge in the SOCAP curricula. Lindsay Smalling, … Track was introduced, I had the honor of participating in the development of a conservation finance track that will be unveiled in a little over a week. This effort was spearheaded by Leigh Whelpton at the Conservation Finance Network (a multi-institutional effort based at Island Press). It also included a …
… Beach clean-ups and corporate commitments alone are not enough to solve the problem. Finance the opportunity The tools and technologies exist for the proper management of solid … and often governments, are in favor of waste incineration, which they say produces energy and helps countries that face an over-abundance of waste and a dearth of energy. … Based Solutions Equity and Justice Further Steps to Solve the Plastics Problem … Jan 24, 2019 Further Steps to Solve the Plastics Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enters …
… Plastic enters the environment through several paths (see The Plastic Problem ). In early 2015, research led by University of Georgia professor Jenna Jambeck linked worldwide data on … and economic status to estimate the amount of plastic waste that entered the oceans in 2010. Jambeck’s findings suggested that among the top 20 polluting countries, 19 are from … the world are generally tightening regulations on plastics. European Union : On October 24, 2018, EU Parliament voted to ban single-use plastic products such as straws, cutlery, and …