… Innovation Fellow at Yale. I’m always on the lookout for new models of innovation within existing organizations or emerging startups that are changing the world. During my … negotiations at every COP, organizations and countries from around the world host side events and talks at their pavilions. As I perused 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 for the world’s land …
… 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 … 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 … I encourage you to come to our Green Innovators chats. This is where you get to have a conversationwith an innovator in a small group setting, and really understand the realities …
… Ambition 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 … kind in the region, which has already helped more than 18,000 families by directly paying landowners for the environmental services their lands produce when adopting sustainable … of the world. After this conversation, I wanted to see ambition in action. Several side events were closed to an in-person audience, with only organizers and speakers allowed into …
… support. And intrapreneurship can also be an effective vehicle for innovation. In a panel event hosted at the Nature Pavilion on creating systemic change for a more regenerative … sectors deemed as those with hard to abate carbon emissions. The common thread across these conversations talked about how strong policy needs to support any innovative technology, to … personal experience, especially with leading the GreenLight program as a student and now managing the Planetary Solutions Generator, we’ve seen that by putting students from …
… if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We … like BSR, Ceres, CDP and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). With a board comprising leaders drawn from these partners and staffed by a secretariat, the … Executive Director at the Climate Action Network, emphasized the disconnect between the conversations we tend to have in the corridors of COP and the reality out there, and how …
… urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and … process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka … urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and …
… study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I Acquisition Corporation (“CRIS”), a Special-purpose … for such long-lived assets. Key suggested areas of focus might include (i) a competitive landscape analysis and assessment of barriers to entry (or lack thereof), (ii) a review of … possible. The students will work closely with the “Investment Committee”, comprised of Kristofer Holz and Amir Chireh Mehr, Vice Presidents at CRIS on a weekly or bi-weekly basis …
… and the Environment is delighted to welcome three new members to its Advisory Board . With these additions, CBEY will add keen expertise and new perspectives in corporate … which was recently acquired by Nuveen. Greenworks Lending from Nuveen is currently the largest provider of C-PACE financing in the US. Nicole W. Sitaraman (BA ’00) is the … which was recently acquired by Nuveen. Greenworks Lending from Nuveen is currently the largest provider of C-PACE financing in the US. Nicole W. Sitaraman (BA ’00) is the …
… Nations Climate Change Conference gathered world leaders and countless nonprofits/NGOs, with many believing this to be the world’s last chance to get climate change under control. … open pavilions throughout the conference Each country had its own pavilion where daily events were organized around specific topics. Then there were the side events which were … 0.2 degrees Celsius of warming by mid-century. This is important because methane is second largest contributor to climate change, after carbon dioxide. While this will have a …
… Environment’s Regenerative Agriculture Initiative . Abbey Warner and Darya Watnick worked with dozens of practitioners and other experts in farming, climate adaptation, policymaking, … the guidebook articulates how to change conditions where readers live. The lessons, and the conversational voice that carries them, can buoy readers through multi-hour meetings and … the guidebook articulates how to change conditions where readers live. The lessons, and the conversational voice that carries them, can buoy readers through multi-hour meetings and …