… technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on 1-2 technologies. Over the course of the semester, the students will review existing articles and reports, while also … highlighting the urgency of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The report outlines four potential pathways for reaching that goal. The pathways are vastly different, but one … to the future of the technology and why After November 3, follow up with experts and update findings in light of the 2020 US elections Staff & Advisors: Ben Soltoff and Stuart DeCew, …
… and climatologists from around the world to build the Open Climate Platform, an open-source and not-for-profit climate accounting system designed to track accountability to … pledges. With topics ranging from next-gen technologies to government and civic group impact, the event brought together hundreds of participants for discussions and facilitated … who are committed to curbing human emissions and limiting global warming. The project is fundamentally technology agnostic and blockchain ecosystem agnostic. In fact it focuses …
… We analyzed the data at the census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical units typically including a few … variable) and the treatment/control status of the block group (a categorical variable). We find a Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.0097 for our entire sample. 2 Below is an … are not necessarily either low-income or high-income areas, but are pretty close to as-good-as randomly drawn from all areas in Connecticut. This is an interesting finding when …
… at Yale there are a number of centers, programs, and people dedicated to supporting our innovative community, which means there are plenty of resources to help those who are … highlight information on how to navigate them. Provide resources, insight, and advice on funding, projects, and the innovation community. PRE-IDEA STAGE: Motivation + Inspiration If … intensives, some of which have included programs co-sponsored by CBEY such as “Data for Impact 101” and the “Climate Change Solutions Generator.” These intensives are an excellent …
… and innovation ecosystem continues to develop it’s crucial that we leverage our resources to empower our neighbors,” says Onyeka Obiocha, managing director at the Tsai … pitch competitions awarding cash prizes to the strongest ventures. This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, the event will be held online. While Startup Yale has been around for … that creates a city-wide data-driven ecosystem that supports homeless youth financially, socially, and professionally. Havenly Treats is a food business and job and leadership …
… also in territories that cross town boundaries. Researchers on the Department of Energy-funded SEEDS II team designed the experiment to test whether the value of solar campaigns … in partnership with the local utility companies -- United Illuminating (UI) and Eversource . Six of the circuits fell under UI’s territory and four under Eversource’s. … town meetings were also more successful. These early lessons could magnify the impact of future efforts and increase the adoption of solar in high-impact circuits, …
… the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and … readily provide residential and business owners the cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas impacts associated with the installation of renewable heating and cooling systems. Primary … technology installers. Primary applicant: Greenbanc. A design for a high-efficiency, multi-source heat pump system that would provide a lower-cost option for residential heating and …
… scaling up and using lessons learned to pivot into new fields. CBEY: Tell us about your venture. Symbrosia: Symbrosia is a startup located in Kona, Hawaii, scaling the … until we won the Sabin prize. Winning the prize gave us the validation that we had a good idea on our hands and gave us significant financial support to get the business … about a solution to a problem or environmental/social issue. The only way you can have an impact is by testing yourself and attempting to create solutions. Poda: Yessenia: Take the …
… the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures through the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant … plan, the upfront costs of tree planting and urban mill infrastructure are covered through investment. Investors will recover costs through the transformation of currently wasted … cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. “This funding will be critical in fueling our beta pilot this winter where we are launching dozens of systems across the country with …
… to help further innovative ideas to address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. CBEY has awarded these grants for the past three years in an effort to support … dairy but creates very little GHG emissions and uses a fraction of land and water resources to produce, coupled with a low incidence of allergic reaction compared to nut- and … Restoration Carbon : Restoration Carbon closes the gap between national scale climate funding and local tree cover restoration projects to foment natural carbon removal …