… 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 … questions that I’d never even considered: How would I be proud to spend most of my time? Are my desired successes “toast-able”, or tangible? And am I spending too much time focusing … course and applying it to the massive opportunities and challenges of new and emerging markets. I have been pleasantly overwhelmed with the depth and breadth of content in what …
… 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 had gotten me to this program, to this place? … by March 13, 2022. Photo credit: North Park Village Nature Center Park 7991 Clean EnergySustainable Finance and ESG Nature, Community, and Energy – Why I wanted to join the FDCE …
… team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned … In the statement, please list any relevant experience you may have and why you are interested in this opportunity and how it will benefit your professional … Economy Solution New independent study opportunity with Lo & Sons, makers of quality sustainable travel products The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is …
… for new models of innovation within existing organizations or emerging startups that are changing the world. During my week at COP26, I wanted to investigate what was happening … 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 … to restore their lands. @restoreforward This innovative project also means that carbon markets can be more accurately designed and that philanthropy organizations funding …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’s theme of collaboration … 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 as a society are excellent at solving problems and we are terrible at defining what problems to solve.” …
… 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 … adaptation and system resilience.’ Speakers on the panel talked about the inadequate share of climate finance that countries most vulnerable to climate change are able to access. … inspiration she was to a generation of folks committed to fighting the climate crisis. Of course, news spreads fast, and on my fairly long sprint to the pavilions, several others had …
… teams. Ms. Milan talked about regenerative ecological design as going beyond the ‘neutral’ sustainable, to actually adding value 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 … my very first semester as an MEM student at then-FES. Ms. Milan talked about how businesses are protective of the way they have always done things, even when they don’t always add …
… of seven non-profit organizations like BSR, Ceres, CDP and the World Business Council forSustainable Development (WBCSD). With a board comprising leaders drawn from these partners … 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 … in that utility companies don’t really compete with each other in their service delivery areas, which means that there is an incentive to work together. The more utility companies …
… Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize forSustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable, for-profit businesses. … This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize forSustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, …
… for a team of students to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I … to provide public investors with forward projections on innovative business models that are profitable but have limited access to capital, and (b) allow said companies to obtain permanent financing via public equity capitalmarkets. CRIS was incorporated in late 2020 in order to identify and effect a business …