… want to enact change and justice for the environment? Are you interested in collaborating with like-minded individuals, committed to advancing environmental justice and racial & … Officer - East Bay Community Energy Ali Cooley ‘12, Chief Investment Officer - Nuveen Green Capital, Nuveen Services LLC Katie Dykes ‘99 & ‘06, Commissioner - Connecticut … Officer - East Bay Community Energy Ali Cooley ‘12, Chief Investment Officer - Nuveen Green Capital, Nuveen Services LLC Katie Dykes ‘99 & ‘06, Commissioner - Connecticut …
… financial tools that would help me move renewable energy projects forward in my community without burdening energy-impoverished households. I entered the Yale FDCE certificate … experienced and highly-skilled professionals from a diversity of backgrounds, yet all with one common interest—to accelerate the deployment of clean energy at scale. My global … online program, it’s been easy to make connections and build professional relationships with my peers due to the initial networking sessions set up in the FDCE orientation and …
… the time, the city was looking for a director of sustainability to give life to the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND), which, in terms of ambition, represented the City of Ithaca’s … climate change. The IGND was very explicit about its climate goals: mitigate 100% of the greenhouse gas emissions before 2030. Before joining the City of Ithaca as director of sustainability, I had collaborated with state and federal governments in the development of climate change legislation as well …
… law conference in Washington, D.C., then-Senator Orrin Hatch began his keynote remarks with something like this: "Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I … they—like many groups of professionals—become convinced that the arcane issues they 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 …
… Finance and Deployment of Clean Energy program. As an energy analyst and energy writer with no technical background, I was hopeful it could help beef up my knowledge and make me … of the program is to add a name-brand institution to the resume. Yet when friends say I’m “going to Yale” I feel obliged to quickly point out that it’s “just a certificate program.” … of the program is to add a name-brand institution to the resume. Yet when friends say I’m “going to Yale” I feel obliged to quickly point out that it’s “just a certificate program.” …
… Rising Leaders on Social and Environmental Sustainability , conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management, and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, spoke with students from 32 business schools in the Global Network for Advanced Management, … Now, the majority of business students state that they would accept a lower salary to work with a sustainability-forward employer. When it comes to this intention, students appear …
… law conference in Washington, D.C., then-Senator Orrin Hatch began his keynote remarks with something like this: Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I … they—like many groups of professionals—become convinced that the arcane issues they 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 …
… a few co-workers outside my department who I never had much of an opportunity to interact with day to day. We were steered together through a mutual contact 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 in support of EPC projects. I was comfortable with my responsibilities as a Construction Manager and loved all the great people I worked …
… I’m a current (2021-2022) FDCE cohort student, and I want to be completely honest with you about the program, because I remember also wanting a no-nonsense perspective when I … I thought, “This is fun. My grandpa loved working these puzzles with me. But, how is this going to help me finance energy projects?” And so some skepticism took hold. The very next … I thought, “This is fun. My grandpa loved working these puzzles with me. But, how is this going to help me finance energy projects?” And so some skepticism took hold. The very next …
… me to this program, to this place? As a lifelong city kid, I grew up knowing only a few green places - my Mom’s garden and my local nature preserve, the North Park Village Nature … lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my Dad passed away, I sought refuge with the bees and beekeepers there. Nature and my community were there for me when I needed … we take care of our shared 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 …