… 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 …
… facility. The shrimp were hard to spot—a few grey specks beneath hundreds of gallons of saltwater. It was hard to believe that, in just three months, those specks would become 52 … 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 …
… 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 … 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 … of the area median income (AMI), according to data from Connecticut Department of Housing . Our analysis shows that individual messaging is more effective than community-focused …
… 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 … sustain those changes. This past fall, I attended Greenbiz VERGE , a conference in Oakland, California that brought together professionals and thought leaders at the interface of …
… 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 … campaigns in 11 towns. The purpose of these campaigns was to examine strategies for encouraging solar development in LMI communities. The campaigns promoted both residential solar … the results from the web-based surveys as well as the energy landscape that led to four challenges specific to Solarize campaigns in South Carolina and examines lessons …
… 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 … formerly incarcerated individuals stay out of prison at predetermined rates. (In this case, the social outcomes were not met.) In February 2011 , President Obama’s proposed 2012 … to disrupt. This bond helps align the incentives of USFS and other beneficiaries, such as water and electric utilities, to share in forest restoration costs just as they share in …
… 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 … and emerging market opportunities – from sustainable timber and agricultural investments to water quality and green infrastructure – and what it will take to make these deals scalable, …
… 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 …