… a lot of time trying to obtain resources,” said William Smith, an anthropology professor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Smith participated in a video interview about his … on geography. The report details a region-by-region breakdown of climate impacts on tribal lands, providing concrete examples of risks that communities already face. It covers all … is a key consideration for communities facing economic hardship and high electricity or fuel costs. Clean energy can also help to shield indigenous communities from the effects of …
… surreptitiously check their email on their phones. Meanwhile, in the background, a leader from an exciting business or organization delivers a slide presentation to a distracted … of a place like Yale creates tremendous opportunities for students and visitors to learn from one another, so we created GreenLight to capitalize on those opportunities. GreenLight … of Yale students. When Elizabeth Henry Turnbull (SOM, FES ‘11), the Senior Manager of Energy and Environment at the adidas Group, was planning a recent visit to Yale, she shared …
… Building on the synergies of an undergraduate in computer science and graduate expertise in forest management, Max Nova, YC ‘12 and Zack Parisa, FES '09 started SilviaTerra in 2010 and … Decisions”. The team evolved along its pathway at Yale, including substantial support from the summer fellowship program of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI), as well as … through with our venture idea without the initial funding and the vote of confidence we got from the Sabin Prize judges ” shares Max. As the business grew, the young entrepreneurs kept …
… Will 2015 prove to be a historic year for climate and sustainability? There is reason to hope, according to Peter Bakker, president … of business leaders in discussions around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), which has traditionally only involved negotiators representing … as part of a discussion, “ Pope, Paris, and the SDGs: What’s Driving Business to Act on Climate Change Now? ” presented by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment on …
… Martin Winterkorn , resigned. And yet there are reasons to believe that the fallout from this scandal will be as big as Enron , or even bigger. Most corporate scandals stem from negligence or the failure to come clean about corporate wrongdoing. Far fewer involve … manipulation is often held up as a prime example of the latter and cases featuring the US energy company’s massive financial fraud are therefore taught in business schools around the …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they … this past summer. Because they’re enrolled in a three-year program, joint-degree students from the SOM and FES have the opportunity to take part in two summer internships, … Yale SOM website. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Summer Lessons in Sustainability … Sep 24, 2015 Summer Lessons in Sustainability At a …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally … The service now supports 30,000 small farmers and has outstanding subscriptions from 100,000; Vodafone aims to launch in seven more countries and reach a quarter million … said. Moving forward, TechnoServe is sorting out how to make a strong business case for climate-smart agriculture: why should companies invest specifically in crops that are …
… provides guidelines and voluntary tools for vintners and growers to improve both energy and water conservation. It also offers a voluntary certification program. A scan … should accept corporate claims without hesitation, nor that wine growers should be exempt from water restrictions on cultural grounds. I only propose that wine production might … should accept corporate claims without hesitation, nor that wine growers should be exempt from water restrictions on cultural grounds. I only propose that wine production might …
… This fear is not unfounded. (Consider the North Atlantic cod fisheries, which collapsed from overfishing between 1950 and 1990.) The effects of a resource system or ecosystem … methane, albedo from (melting) ice and cloud cover, massive carbon sinks in oceans and forests, etc. Add in the socio-economic feedback loops fromclimate-induced poverty and migration, agricultural intensity, conflict and land use patterns, and we have a mix of potential feedback loops that will make any …