… designed to mitigate flooding is old and underfunded, while natural barriers, like wetlands, have been stripped away by coastal development. Extreme weather events and rising … against future flooding through natural infrastructure. “The idea itself is drawn from a number of areas,” said West. “We wanted to strike a balance between innovation and … this year's Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge Heather West (MBA '15, Master of Forestry '15) Meaghan McGrath (MBA '16, Master of Environmental Management '16) Sarah Wilson …
… a career in corporate sustainability. However, it is now generating top line growth that fuels my enthusiasm for working in corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability is … definition, scope, and impact. We have witnessed the emergence of corporate sustainability from the first wave of opposition and ignorance to the current tail end of its second (and … access to big data to collect and deliver information about biodiversity loss in tropical forests. This product, an early warning system for threatened species, provides data and …
… a glass wall, watching seven individuals manage the flow of electricity across New England. A screen big enough for a blockbuster premier loomed in front of them. Neon orange … across the northeast. ISO-NE oversees 31,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, mostly from gas, coal and nuclear power plants, as well as wind and hydro resources. Notably absent … fill different roles in our society, but they are both essential to meeting our energy and climate challenges. Utility-scale solar helps sustain base-load electricity requirements. …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Heather Fitzgerald as the Center’s first Program … I have not just in an academic setting, but to make a real difference.” The commitment, energy and engagement of the CBEY students were especially inspiring. “I wanted to work with them from that first meeting,” she said. “And now, the fact that I get to do it full-time is kind …
… How do we stop conferences from being boring? That was the question that the global brand consultancy Interbrand … Fri, March 27th, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 12:00 PM EDT Evans Hall 4220 GreenLight Workshop: NRG Energy Mon, March 30th, 2015, 9:30 AM EDT — 1:30 PM EDT Evans Hall, 2220 GreenLight … EDT — 10:30 AM EDT Evans Hall, Gould Classrooml (4220) GreenLight Workshop: Great Mountain Forest Corporation Fri, January 29th, 2016, 5:00 AM EST — 9:00 AM EST Evans Hall - 2220 Yale …
… Somehow we’re nearing April, and on campus, students are heading back from spring break adventures while polishing cover letters for the job and internship hunt. … but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We … as they got their successful kickstarter campaign off the ground. Marissa gave a recap of Climate Change Capital’s Chairman, James Cameron’s approach to successful climate …
… Recent attention and growth in clean energy development has largely been focused on either the household scale or the utility … the development and financing of solar and energy efficiency projects. Michel Puckett from the Clean Energy Finance Forum recently spoke with Ty Jagerson, founder and CEO of … institutions. CEFF: It seems like most of your projects tend to be in California, New England, Hawaii, etc. Is that because demand is there or because the regulatory environment is …
… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, … 31 to explore this issue. In secondary markets, investors purchase securities or assets from other investors rather than from the companies that issue them. Secondary markets are available for many financial …
… 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture at … Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which identifies and quantifies trees in a forest using smartphones and satellite imagery. This year, as Yale entrepreneurship … Grant competition in the fall. In past years, two $10,000 winners have been selected from a large pool of applicants. However this year the field was so strong that two …
… opportunities, most recently in partnership with WWF and Alcoa , established the Clean Energy Finance Forum as a leading industry news source, and embarked on a large-scale solar research project with a $1.8 million grant from the Department of Energy. Throughout this eight-year evolution, our website remained … scholarship to a global audience. For instance, The New York Times recently featured wetlands mitigation research carried out by two joint-degree alumni. The promotion of student …