… Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong proclaimed that he was taking “one giant leap for mankind” as he became the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon. That … has no equivalently focused vision of success. The Paris Agreement sets a target to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius (or even 1.5 degrees), but no single action … moon. Broadly, these ideas include switching to renewable forms of energy, reforming land management, improving agriculture, making buildings more efficient, recycling materials, and …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … the newly appointed Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor in the Practice of Forest Resources Management and Policy and Ron Smith, Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology & … a tremendous addition to CBEY’s work –allowing us to bring Yale’s knowledge on a pressing global issue to a wider audience, as well as to explore new ways to do so.” 2380 Clean …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional … the value proposition of increasing connectivity for improved customer engagement and grid management, they also revealed concerns within the industry about the challenges and slow … actionable insights Many utilities are already struggling to efficiently manage and process Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data to extract decision-useful information. Now add …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … shellfish. To reach that size, they would need to double in size every day for the next several weeks. This was day one. Alexia Akbay (YSPH '19) After checking on the … … Mar 06, 2019 Sabin Stories: Symbrosia Ben Soltoff (MBA '19, Master of Environmental Management '19) It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and …
… and SEEDS II Solarize is a unique community-based program that leverages peers and social networks to encourage residential solar adoption through a group pricing strategy. Solarize … types of messaging interact with adoption among these groups. In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the … Learned from Solarize Campaigns in Connecticut Maggie Yuan Yao (Master of Environmental Management '19) Lucy Shim (Master of Environmental Science '20) Introduction of Solarize and …
… steam engine is powered by combustion—usually the burning of fossil fuels—which has led to global warming and local air pollution. As a dual degree student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management , I spend a lot of time … moon in the 1960s. A representative from an aerospace company spoke proudly of plans for a network of drones and helicopters that could pick people up on demand from rooftops, like …
… and small-commercial utility customers who install photovoltaic arrays to get credit for excess power sent back to the grid. After the introduction of DER, the Palmetto State … but it is possible that this strategy would be especially effective in SC given social networks seem centered around these neighborhood groups. Thus, group members are likely to … Giant: The State of Solar in South Carolina Andrea Cruz Quiroz (Master of Environmental Management '20) The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Equity … between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Related …
… determined to prove that doing good has two bottom lines: social and financial.” The network consists of “heart-centered investors, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders who … flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs in the world. The event has drawn over 10,000 … repeatable and investable. Environmental investments generating social outcomes. With the global population projected to reach nine billion by 2050, continued human development will …
… critical further steps needed to solve the plastics problem. The previous post outlined efforts undertaken by NGOs, private companies, and governments to reduce the massive flow of … insufficient. Detailed here are several further steps needed to mitigating this acute and global problem. Build infrastructure Plastics in our oceans are only a problem because … solve the problem. Finance the opportunity The tools and technologies exist for the proper management of solid waste. The critical bottleneck lies in paying for them —which makes …