… In our first week of orientation of the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program, Yale … the North Park Village Nature Center. The Nature Center has been my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to … Change - How I Came to the FDCE program Working, Studying and Trying to Make a Difference Building Professional Networks in the Pandemic Era On the FDCE Community … Sara Kuse … In …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned bags in partnership with Lo & Sons . Over the course of the semester, the students will participate in interviews with key stakeholders …
… the list of events at the Nature+ Pavilion, one immediately caught my eye. The World Resources Institute’s Land & Carbon Lab was developing a first-of-its-kind monitoring system … Agency (AUDA) and WRI. The Land and Carbon Lab is a new project spearheaded by WRI, building on their previous work with the Global Forest Watch . Their aim is to create a … to restore their lands. @restoreforward This innovative project also means that carbon markets can be more accurately designed and that philanthropy organizations funding …
… words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … Shopify are investing in new startups to bring down the cost of carbon removal and create a marketfor it. Of course, not all the solutions they fund might work, but as companies with … first innovation hub was started in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they converted an old factory building into a space for innovation for 400 of their technical and business experts within …
… and has a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction. Costa Rica has also implemented a Payments for Environmental Services Program , the first of its kind in the region, which has already … innovative action driven by ambition. And throughout Day 3 of my time at COP26, I heard stories that made me ponder the role of ambition in innovation. At the Japanese pavilion, I … inspiration she was to a generation of folks committed to fighting the climate crisis. Of course, news spreads fast, and on my fairly long sprint to the pavilions, several others had …
… It’s all good to talk about finding new ways to innovate and new models for putting ideas into action, but existing organizations also need support. And … to a system. Within regenerative innovation, the focus is on how we think of and understand ourselves as part of a complex system. In a series of slides, Ms. Milan talked about the … done things, even when they don’t always add value. When innovating, hence, we must ask ourselves where we add value to a system. My biggest takeaway from the presentation was that …
… Decarbonization and a net zero future will require transformative leaps in clean energy investment and innovation, according to a recent report by … for policy changes, including aat COP26. The event drew me in with its title – “Innovating Our Way to Net-Zero: How Startups Can Solve the Climate Crisis.” Being the Environmental … to work together. The more utility companies can work together as an industry, the more new technologies can be scaled up. I was cautiously optimistic to hear this intrinsic motivation …
… winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable, for-profit businesses. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka … supported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and the planet, giving two $10,000 awards annually. This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I … and (b) allow said companies to obtain permanent financing via public equity capital markets. CRIS was incorporated in late 2020 in order to identify and effect a business …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is delighted to welcome three new members to its Advisory … been developing and launching innovative financial products to increase the deployment of renewable energy, including the Connecticut C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean … to communities in support of inclusive sustainable infrastructure projects. Over the course of her career, Nicole has worked to advance energy justice, grid modernization, and …