… Six student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further … over time. This will help to quantify and to build an understanding of the public health implications from heat stress. CBEY is incredibly thankful to the judges who helped select … of MySunBuddy Ruth Metzel (MEM/MBA ‘16), Co-founder and Executive Director at Fundación Pro Eco Azuero / Azuero Eco Foundation “We were really impressed by the submissions this year,” …
… 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 … Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an extreme understatement for … goals for solving complex problems, they will call those goals “climate shots.” 2621 Environmental Innovation More than a Moonshot … Jul 23, 2019 More than a Moonshot Why …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … to clean energy who want to advance their careers as well as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad … Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology & Geophysics and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, kicked-off the program with partners and key contributors at CBEY’s …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional … to find out how the energy industry is thinking about and planning for the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of distributed energy … with the help of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation. Building smart ecosystems with voice assist For the past decade, utilities and their partners have been …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … of saltwater. It was hard to believe that, in just three months, those specks would become 52 pounds of restaurant-quality shellfish. To reach that size, they would need to … potential partnerships, and a faculty member nominated Alexia for a Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award . Over the summer, Alexia and Gracie participated in the Tsai …
… 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 SEEDS II team consists of the nationally recognized non-profit SmartPower, Duke University, Tel Aviv University, Connecticut Green …
… 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 … have vastly expanded the amount of data that we collect, which is partly a result of having internet-connected computers in our buildings, vehicles, skies, and pockets. We’ve also … essentially tools for making better use of data. Blockchain enables reliable sharing and recording of data without a central authority, and artificial intelligence enables computers …
… 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 … low- and moderate-income (LMI) customers. To do this, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has partnered with Duke University, the CT Green Bank, and non-profit … and SCE&G and the termination of new net metering connections significantly decreased the economic attractiveness of solar. With no net metering, average savings/month were $8-$10 …
… and social impact leaders who believe in an inclusive and socially responsible economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual 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 … 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT Nature's Returns Webinar Series Quantified: The New Book and its Implicationsfor Conservation Impact Investing Thu, October 1st, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … Now, a group called Blue Forest Conservation is exploring one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social … is slated to launch in January 2016. Related Programs Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services Related Events Investing for Impact: Matthew Weatherly-White, CAPROCK …