… Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently that they seem to … earthquakes, hurricanes. But as national and international media coverage of these events recedes, the local effects persist—often for years. Small businesses, which account … out of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment explores how the private sector, with its nimbleness and operations expertise, can support small businesses after disaster, …
… Last spring, Sara Harari, a second-year joint degree student at Yale School of Forestry & … at New Haven Farms presents to the crowd of student participants At this hackathon-style event, students worked in interdisciplinary teams to dig deep into a food-related challenge … Professor of Organizational Behavior at Yale School of Management, opened the conference with a discussion on the value of working in interdisciplinary teams and listening with …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment, The Yale University Office of Sustainability and Yale Institute … Studies, School of Management, Law School, School of Public Health and Yale College, with projects that have impact across the globe, from New Haven to Ethiopia to Afghanistan … invest in high-value, non-timber-forest production that preserve “backyard forests” and prevent deforestation. 4. Moo-ve Over Methane (now known asSymbrosia) by Victoria Shirriff, …
… The launch of The Yale Center for Business & the Environment ’s new grant program last week, Entrepreneurial Solutions to Climate Change , could not have been timelier. With the Yale Climate Conference taking place against the backdrop of a record-breaking … face , impacting human health and security, ecosystems and natural resources, industry and infrastructure, both directly and through a set of reinforcing and interconnected pathways; …
… Recognizing the critical role that private capital flows will play in moving society toward a more sustainable future, Yale University has launched … to investigate challenges in sustainable finance. YISF anticipates extensive interactionswith market participants, leading scholars and non-profit organizations. These partnerships … Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) Related Programs WBCSD Internships Related EventsSustainable Finance Monthly Seminar: Diane Strauss, Yale Initiative on Sustainable …
… regulatory oversight, and investor preferences. And utilities must navigate relationshipswith third-party stakeholders and technology providers. In thisseries of articles, we will … Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit that covers the United States, Canada, and parts of northern Mexico. NERC ensures the reliability of the bulk power system … McMahon, J. (2015, May 5). "Why Tesla batteries are cheap enough to prevent new power plants." Forbes . Retrieved from …
… Residential solar power in the U.S. has grown rapidly in the last decade, from around 23,000 … bills and mitigating their impacts on climate change. However, many constraints prevent low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from installing rooftop solar systems. In a … set by rooftop solar developers or financing companies. Third, low-income customerswith low tax bills cannot claim tax incentives for solar projects. And fourth, many …
… In recent weeks, states have renewed their vows to mitigate the impacts of climate change by upholding the … tool to lower soft costs for future installations by helping contractors identify communities where they can pursue multiple projects at once. (Soft costs refer to costs unassociated with hardware, such as those incurred searching for new installation sites and customers.) …
… Clean energy technologies often face several barriers to adoption, both from market conditions and consumer … file-default"}}]] Source: Leventis, G., Fadrhonc, E. M., Kramer, C., Goldman, C., 2016. Current Practices in Efficiency … less than a dollar saved today . [1] (This is unreasonable because it indicates that even with zero-interest loans, people may still hesitate to install RTTs even when the costs are …
… If you’ve ever considered installing solar panels on your roof, you’ve probably asked two basic questions: How … But these markets and policies vary from state to state — sometimes even between utilitieswithin a state — and this means the costs and payback periods also vary. The NEM Question … The value of distributed energy variessignificantly by geography. Local electricity infrastructure, capacity for additional local resources, fuel mix, and power line congestion …