… stations and consumer purchases of EVs. EVs are becoming an increasingly large part of our clean energy economy and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of … benefits of increased EV ownership, governments have instituted policies to encourage consumers to buy EVs. The prices of EVs are declining. Their ranges are becoming longer. And distributed generation is making it possible to use locally-sourced renewable energy to power EVs. But despite substantial growth in the market during …
… the money ultimately flows. In addition to a framework like Enlightened Finance, building community also matters. The conversations this year at the US SIF conference provided … conversations to mature in coming decades. With all the communication tools available at our fingertips, it is sometimes important to sit in a room with peers and remind ourselves of the larger framework in which we are operating. To keep up on one aspect of …
… Craigslist ad?" And then there's the kind of invisible trust that we don't even recognize. Our trust that the lights will turn on when we flip a switch, or that water will flow from a … on social and environmental responsibility as a means of building trust. With examples from Chipotle (demonstrating integrity through its recent removal of non-humane pork from its … problems with trust in science, Lynn said. First, the IPCC has a dedicated, well-funded community actively trying to undermine trust, and second, scientists themselves lack many of …
… one of four Sabin finalists, pitches its business idea.","style":"height: 267px; width: 350px; … inherent in environmental crises. “Find the biggest problem you can tackle,” he encouraged everyone present. After his talk, the four finalists presented their business ideas to a panel of five judges and a standing-room …
… optimistic. Through the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge , a team of four Yale F&ES and SOM students— Julie Andress , Meaghan McGrath , Heather West and Sarah … been the case now for decades. Natural infrastructure is an alternative, and the basis for our project. One of the main agencies in charge of work around flooding is the U.S. Army … which would go down if there were an oyster reef or wetlands protecting a really high-value community. This is kind of like monetizing future savings for these agencies and using that …
… had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited … more powerful) wave. Companies have mobilized to reduce environmental risks, optimize resource consumption and minimize costs, and even captured a growing market demand for … shareholders. With their understanding of the company’s product or service and the resources available, they brainstorm for complementary business lines that aim to address …
… capacity, mostly from gas, coal and nuclear power plants, as well as wind and hydro resources. Notably absent from the list: solar. Our hosts explained that projects under 5 MW don’t register in the system and larger solar … behavioral factors—things like the influence of social networks and peer groups—underpin community solar adoption. Behavioral economists have long observed that people do what their …
… in order to engage participants before, during, and after the conference. We scribbled our ideas on post-it notes, organized them, and presented them to Interbrand and the group. The ideas ranged from a beacon system that identified yourself by a certain emotion, interest, or thought to carpooling and travel coordination for … and creating more structured time for networking. After presenting, we then picked one of our ideas and developed it further. We set to work by evaluating our ideas and their …
… at this fall and winter. From launching the new website to supporting student-initiated courses, hosting webinars, diving into the entrepreneurial experience, and bringing leaders … up to date and easier to use, and we plan on continuing to expand its scope with the CBEY community’s help. Please let us know if you have feedback! We’d love to hear from you. … A panel discussion of the impacts and risks of hydraulic fracturing on water resources brought together FES professor Jim Saiers, WRI’s Paul Reig, and MIT’s Francis …
… potential. Village Power Finance, based in Palo Alto, Calif., uses a model that engages community organizations, small businesses and investors to streamline the development and … and we see how much the community can invest or donate. If they don’t have enough resources internally, then we go to external investors and we have them invest as well. … invests on the same basis and everyone gets the same terms. One of the unique things about our structure is that we bring both tax equity and non-tax equity investors into the same …