… I’m a current (2021-2022) FDCE cohort student, and I want to be completely honest with you about the program, because I remember … I was purely interested in the second half of the program: the 16 weeks of applicable coursework on energy project financing. And I just wanted to know: is the financing half of … I thought, “This is fun. My grandpa loved working these puzzles with me. But, how is thisgoing to help me finance energy projects?” And so some skepticism took hold. The very next …
… In our first week of orientation of the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program, Yale lecturer Peter Boyd posed the seemingly simple question “Why are you here?” This got me to thinking, what … we take care of ourshared home. I am here because I know that we need community if we are going to face the global climate emergency. I am here because I want others to experience …
… team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 unitsSOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned … that’s on a mission to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a positive impact on people's lives and the planet. They create thoughtfully and sustainably designed … staff and faculty at Yale to understand what barriers exist to scaling up this idea, itsenvironmentalimpact and how to tackle them. Deliverable: Devise a plan to establish a …
… My name is Urvi Talaty and I work as the Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale. I’m always on the lookout for new models of … the list of events at the Nature+ Pavilion, one immediately caught my eye. The World Resources Institute’s Land & Carbon Lab was developing a first-of-its-kind monitoring system … being launched today. I knew I had to find out more. Seats at the pavilion filled up fast, making me glad I showed up fifteen minutes in advance. MCed by Craig Hanson, VP for Food, …
… words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … supporting emerging ones. As a company that makes vehicles and which awards a respected environmental prize since 1990, I asked Mr. Lundstedt whether Volvo Group supported green … cartoon in particular, hit the nail on the head for me. Innovation and accelerating itsimpact requires one to harness the power of business and finance, but without critically …
… has a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction. Costa Rica has also implemented a Payments for EnvironmentalServices Program , the first of its kind in the region, which has already … innovative action driven by ambition. And throughout Day 3 of my time at COP26, I heard stories that made me ponder the role of ambition in innovation. At the Japanese pavilion, I … inspiration she was to a generation of folks committed to fighting the climate crisis. Of course, newsspreads fast, and on my fairly long sprint to the pavilions, several others had …
… to a system. Within regenerative innovation, the focus is on how we think of and understand ourselves as part of a complex system. In a series of slides, Ms. Milan talked about the need for effective action and making an intervention that has real impactby identifying the right leverage points. I was … Meza Murillo, the Minister of Environment and Energy for Costa Rica, who talked about how social protection systems will play a critical role in the transition to clean energy, and …
… for policy changes, including aat COP26. The event drew me in with its title – “Innovating Our Way to Net-Zero: How Startups Can Solve the Climate Crisis.” Being the Environmental Innovation Fellow and helping students do just that, I knew I had to find out … Exemplifying collaboration to accelerate innovation, Mr. Mansoor highlighted Energy Impact Partners, a collaborative energy investment firm that brings the expertise of energy …
… Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, the Sobotka Family hassupported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and … This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, … into companies. "The entrepreneurial ecosystem that is developing solutions for specific environmental challenges continues to thrive at Yale, exemplified by the winners of this …
… for a team of students to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 unitsSOM) in partnership with Climate Real ImpactSolutions I … sustainable means of consumption, represent one of this generation’s greatest economic, social, and moral imperatives. These prevailing tailwinds, coupled with the magnitude of the … required to scale and commercialize business plans and technologies that deliver better environmental outcomes. Suggested areas of focus include an analysis of conventional …