… grapple with are the only truly relevant ones. I certainly fell into this trap: with clean energy, what could be as important as the underlying technology and the intellectual … of the renewables universe, but not the center of 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 … books, reports, and other resources that they’ve found useful. I even got free tickets to a climate tech conference. None of this is meant to suggest that the actual courses in the …
… who recognized we all had a very similar desire in being “agents of change” within the energy business. Up until that point in my career I had spent most of my time in the field … hurdle that I couldn’t research or network my way over. With some solid support at work and from home I decided to apply. After being accepted into this year’s cohort I was of course … after more than a year of Teams and Zoom calls there were some critical elements missing from daily business. In the first week of the Policy Session, it became clear how the …
… applying. Let me start by saying that I already had a background of over 10 years in energy policy, engineering, and project management. I’d even seen the tiniest peek into the … the program’s ability to follow through on the promise of finance. In January we returned from our winter break to finally begin the much-awaited, much-anticipated, much-doubted, and … the program’s ability to follow through on the promise of finance. In January we returned from our winter break to finally begin the much-awaited, much-anticipated, much-doubted, and …
… seeing the amazement on faces of lifelong city kids as they search for tadpoles in the wetlands -first with apprehension, then with excitement - discovering the wiggling tails just … a family of deer just off the trail. They marvel at the whole new world just a few blocks from their home. When I watch them, I think of my own hours spent laying across the bridge … 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 the exhilaration of …
… chain for Lo & Sons’ bags. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff and staff at Lo & Sons. The research will culminate in a presentation to Lo … with Lo and Sons leadership and partners, experts across the manufacturing and supply chain landscape and other staff and faculty at Yale to understand what barriers exist to scaling … scaling up Lo & Sons’ upcycled tote idea. Perform a life cycle analysis to determine the climate impacts and create a final presentation, along with a written output in the form of …
… negotiation plenaries and the pavilions of each party, here’s what I found. Reflections from Day 1 I got off my train from Edinburgh to Glasgow with a sense of excitement, the … 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 for the world’s land … making me glad I showed up fifteen minutes in advance. MCed by Craig Hanson, VP for Food, Forest, Water and the Ocean at the World Resources Institute (WRI), the event brought …
… P2 Science and Air Company . Brooklyn-based Air Company, for example, takes carbon dioxide from the air and produces from it all kinds of products including vodka, perfume and hand sanitiser, with the eventual goal of scaling up enough to produce jet fuel. These transformative innovations will displace some of the existing companies. “Some … to harness the power of business and finance, but without critically assessing the current landscape, and working with communities and their knowledge and needs, perhaps we might just …
… is a word we often hear when it comes to international policy conversations on climate, from the US’ 2030 GHG emission reduction target to the European Union’s 2030 Climate Target … 2020. The country has achieved almost 100% renewable energy and has a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction. Costa Rica has also implemented a Payments for Environmental Services … for the environmental services their lands produce when adopting sustainable land-use and forest-management techniques. A clear case of taking bold, innovative action driven by …
… on creating systemic change for a more regenerative economy, panelist Peta Milan Zoomed in from Portugal to talk about her work as CEO of JET Group . JET group specializes in … that they must add value to be effective. I wanted to check out one of the Action Zone Climate Action Rooms next. The next event there promised to showcase initiatives and innovations driving the energy transition, and I was curious to see if I might discover another model of innovation …
… Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). With a board comprising leaders drawn from these partners and staffed by a secretariat, the Coalition’s mission is to “catalyze … 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 … and growing inequality. She further talked about how the transition away from fossil fuels has to be just, inclusive and equitable. As part of a panel following that, Ms. …