… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls … support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land on the north side of the campus into a large garden, and started a series of educational programs related to food. Today the Yale Farm is a large educational initiative within the …
… a read and then apply by January 30th! Questions? Please reach out to heather.fitzgerald@yale.edu . Spring 2022 Independent Study Opportunities … This Spring, CBEY is excited to … a read and then apply by January 30th! Questions? Please reach out to heather.fitzgerald@yale.edu . … Spring 2022 Independent Study Opportunities …
… Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient … renaming and restructuring the preexisting Clean Water Finance Agency (CWFA). Three other programs—Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE), Residential Property-Assessed … the factors that have led to its success. Source Center for Business and The Environment at Yale Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Download file. … After the …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of legislation that … and far below the anticipated budget. And therefore, one of Governor Malloy’s gubernatorial campaign promises in 2015 was to increase the RSIP tenfold. Meanwhile, the reliance on … and, in general, bipartisan support from the Connecticut General Assembly. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable …
… off employees and contract the organization. With the help of the World Bank’s commercial finance arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the … wondered if SELCO’s activities could be scaled up to extend solar energy's benefits to more people. In 2009, SELCO was considering its plans for how the company might expand. The … wondered if SELCO’s activities could be scaled up to extend solar energy's benefits to more people. In 2009, SELCO was considering its plans for how the company might expand. The …
… and is senior to the mortgage, providing the incentive necessary to attract private finance. It also addresses the misalignment of incentives by creating an Environmental … investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Australia Clean Energy Finance Corporation Environmental … the investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG …
… linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian rainforest. The group targeted GAR as … company without contributing to deforestation. When GAR’s new guidelines were announced in 2011, many observers, including Greenpeace, hailed the commitments as setting a new standard … oil companies. On one hand some were resistant to letting plantations set aside land for conservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other …
… government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program in 2017 as part of its tax reform package, states like … QECB allocation, decision makers considered the increased flexibility of Green Community Programs (GCPs) relative to traditional QECBs and “qualified” projects. GCPs can issue bonds … for creativity and adaptability to different states, locations, and projects. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG …