… Even though my base was the New York office, the globalized nature of WBCSD and its Nature Action team had me collaborating with colleagues across Europe. WBCSD's unique stance, which … implement nature-based solutions. With meaningful community consultations, initiatives risk greenwashing and co-opting existing local solutions. I’m incredibly grateful to WBCSD and … implement nature-based solutions. With meaningful community consultations, initiatives risk greenwashing and co-opting existing local solutions. I’m incredibly grateful to WBCSD and …
… all backgrounds and locations and will leave no one out of the conversation and plan of action. “A just clean energy transition also prioritizes addressing the clean energy needs … all backgrounds and locations and will leave no one out of the conversation and plan of action. “A just clean energy transition also prioritizes addressing the clean energy needs … 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 …
… perfect sense to hire world-class scholars to teach cutting-edge courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate … topics varied significantly, all of which aimed to address future challenges, not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional extraction models and deepening our sense of time. As our group met once a month over an …
… 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 … speaker, Mesbah Sabur, is the founder of Circularise . Its blockchain system allows various actors to verify product data throughout the supply chain. Thus, digital product passports … a circular economy. Clearer information on materials in a product makes it easier to extract value from “wastes” at end-of-life. It is unclear if and when the adoption of digital …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment’s (CBEY) work has grown in both reach and impact to build on this legacy. Still, the urgency of the climate crisis, rising inequality, … and biodiversity loss has continued to build. We know our world needs bold and immediate action. The CBEY team is committed to fostering learning and collaboration for individuals … know better, do better. ” This is a belief we’ve always held at CBEY. We believe in taking action now over crafting perfect solutions. We believe failure is an opportunity for growth. …
… power to choose its source. Most rural electric coops run on coal, or oil - resources extracted from sacred ecosystems. The use of these resources doesn’t feel aligned with … canyons of San Francisco’s downtown. We were there a month or so after Silicon Valley Bank had failed, and the rush-hour streets were quiet. The river of money that had pulsed … but are not eligible for tax incentives. Our pilot proposes using $300,000 of these federal funds to de-risk the project for a private funder, likely an impact investor or …
… needed to produce one cotton t-shirt is equal to one human’s drinking supply for 900 days. Facts like this are daunting, combined with atrocious working conditions like those of the … than you”. Made 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 … there’s not too much regulation… yet. Close to (our Yale) home, the New York Fashion Act “Requires fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to disclose environmental and social …
… She decided addressing environmental challenges was where she could make the most impact, and her participation in the Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy internship was exactly … an investigation into lands owned by Yale in Maine. The state of Massachusetts wants to be green by 2030, so they need clean energy. One of the ways they want to do that is by … to build solar panels and working to develop wind power farms, and then there are the banks that are investing in these energy projects, but they're also still investing in …
… involved in the industry - many face poor working conditions and low wages. Given these facts, it is needless to say that we must start looking at sustainable alternatives as a way … using resource-efficient processes, such as minimizing water and energy use, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Circular design : Initiatives that aim to design clothing for … of the options that are currently available. One reason for this is the prevalence of greenwashing, or the practice of making false or exaggerated claims about the environmental …
… develops and supports novel methods of atmospheric carbon removal and containment. Lindsay Greene (MBA '11) is the President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), overseeing a 300-acre economic hub for innovative manufacturers and creative makers shaping the future of the industry and tackling big problems of … Director of Innovation & Strategic Advisor to the President at the Connecticut GreenBank, where she designs new programs to deploy clean infrastructure throughout the state. …