… exist alongside hundred-year floods, how can communities adapt to these changing conditions with sustainable development? A new report from the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, in partnership with the Connecticut Green Bank, provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of design and financing for Green Resilience Hubs (GRH). Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with …
… Solutions Intern at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( WBCSD ), with the invaluable support of Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Even … nature-based solutions, meaningfully engaging with local communities within forests, and making nature-positive investments. A nature-positive investment involves intentionally … implement nature-based solutions. With meaningful community consultations, initiatives risk greenwashing and co-opting existing local solutions. I’m incredibly grateful to WBCSD and …
… committed to advancing and pursuing a career in the clean energy field. This year we spoke with students in our second cohort to learn about their inspiration, goals, and experience … of the ongoing challenges relating to climate change that continue to deepen and intensify with every new season. Through the Yale School of the Environment (YSE), and as a PSiCE … 2023, 3:15 PM EST — Fri, November 10th, 2023, 6:30 PM EST Related News Revolutionizing the Green Economy Advocating for Energy Equity Transforming our Energy Systems Decolonizating …
… courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year … group met once a month over an extended lunch break, these meaningful topics were explored with curiosity and enthusiasm as we wondered, questioned, and considered anew. A Fresh … courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year …
… (MEM ‘23), Isobel Campbell (MEM ‘23) and Carolina Sanchez (MEM/MBA ‘24) at Circularity ‘23 with Dandelion the Seahorse. The ocean plastics sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art … and NGOs convened in Seattle for Circularity ‘23. The three-day conference hosted by GreenBiz provided an opportunity to explore developments, innovations, and challenges in … paper pulp. However, over time contamination increases, and properties are degraded - making it harder to meet technical specifications (such as food or medical-grade plastics). …
… David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant … catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to industrial biology. Watch this conversation with Executive Director of CBEY Stuart DeCew and the General Biological team. Corporate … David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant …
… racial and economic equity – but we can only get there together. Register today to engage with like-minded individuals and discover the steps we can take to ensure clean energy and … racial and economic equity – but we can only get there together. Register today to engage with like-minded individuals and discover the steps we can take to ensure clean energy and … racial and economic equity – but we can only get there together. Register today to engage with like-minded individuals and discover the steps we can take to ensure clean energy and …
… better understand our role and commitment towards advancing justice. We have been speaking with students and the individuals we serve to better support equity in our work and beyond. … Yet Black and Brown, Indigenous, low-income, and other individuals of incredible talent with diverse backgrounds, identities, and abilities have been structurally and … for redistributing power and resources and also connects social and financial resources with New Haven organizers and community leaders. We’re collaborating with the Yale Center …
… power. The investor focuses her investments on companies that bring ownership and decision-making power to low-income communities in the US. We were there with Indigenized Energy , a nonprofit organization and CBEY partner that helps native … the United States. That day, Otto and I ended up at the Embarcadero waterfront, where tall buildings peter out into views of open water. Mount Tamalpais, sacred mountain for many …
… conferences going on, in the words of my Uber driver: the coffee one and the fashion one. With one look at my pants, he knew which one I was attending. Just as vibrant and quirky as … fashion industry is one that tracks the sources of materials and the labor that goes into making our garments. The fashion industry currently is the 2nd leading industry consuming … from petrochemicals sourced in the Atlantic to being woven in Bangladeshi factories, to making it you in New Haven, CT, to all the places you wear it, to its end of life in the …