… 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 Gentry, 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 … Yale Online Certificate in Clean Energy Opens New online certificate aims to educate with impact Heather Fitzgerald Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) …
… professionals came together to explore the ways in which emerging technologies can and will impact the utility-customer relationship. I attended the conference to find out how the … of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the rise of the prosumer. Excitement about new opportunities and … of external firms can help utilities unlock the potential of behind-the-meter resources while delivering better customer experiences. Translating data into actionable …
… would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the seaweed, and the seaweed would in turn filter the water going back to the shrimp. Alexia explained that, together, these two organisms can have a huge impact in fighting climate change, particularly the seaweed. When added to cattle feed, a … idea we should continue to explore and build upon,” said Alexia. “From there it was many hours of intense learning.” Feeding seaweed to cattle can dramatically reduce methane …
… Solarize is a unique community-based program that leverages peers and social networks to encourage residential solar adoption through a group pricing strategy. Solarize campaigns … in September 2018. The reason why SEEDS II starts at Round 8 is that there have been seven other Solarize campaigns prior to SEEDS II. Most of these campaigns were studied in … owner-occupied households for Round 8-10 towns (combined) and control towns (combined). (Source: ACS 2016 5-yr Estimate, Connecticut Green Bank). Please note that participating towns …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created an improved version of the … returning to one fundamental question: Now that we as a human species better understand ourimpact on the planet, how can we use technology to actively catalyze environmental …
… passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also known as the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) program, which created a net-metering system permitting residential and … outlier with the lowest adoption rates. Along with SmartPower, the Yale team analyzed the reasons behind these results to understand why an apparently unstoppable giant-in-the-making … and homeowners could not produce more energy than they used. Economic incentives were even worse for community shared solar. Scattered territory division Non-profit co-ops in SC were …
… 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 Capital Markets … of return; the returns depend on whether social outcomes are reached. The first Social Impact Bond was launched by Social Finance UK in September 2010 to fund a prisoner-rehabilitation program. In August 2012, the first social impact bond in the United States was created to address recidivism among juvenile offenders …
… Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference has traditionally emphasized the social side of impact investing since its inception in 2008. The curriculum has rarely covered the … to be a continuous intellectual gap regarding awareness that where there is a natural resource issue, there is always a social issue. “The reality is that when you have a deep … paradigm is starting to shift within SOCAP and in the broader-impact investing community. Seven years after the Oceans Track was introduced, I had the honor of participating in the …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Previous posts in this series detail how we got to this point and … by NGOs, private companies, and governments to reduce the massive flow of plastics into our oceans. This work is promising, but it is also insufficient. Detailed here are several … steps needed to mitigating this acute and global problem. Build infrastructure Plastics in our oceans are only a problem because plastic gets to our oceans in the first place. In …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we got to this point. Here we discuss … file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]] Source: Green Alliance Corporate Commitments: Growing understanding among the public and … file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]] Source: New Plastic Economy Initiative, Ellen MacArthur Foundation In addition, many … The law went into effect on August 28, 2017, with penalties of up to $40,000, or four years, in prison for anyone manufacturing, selling, or even using a plastic bag. Other …