… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and … spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing nature …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, … them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy … Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar … Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to …
… characteristics of electricity. Encourage renewable energy siting near high-priced markets. Support a robust, transparent inter-state market while preserving climate change … from the REC-based RPS approach. In response, they have proposed modifications to RPS markets, such as geographic limitations and time-of-use multipliers, to deliver meaningful environmental outcomes. These proposals tend to fragment markets, resulting in poor economic efficiency. Meanwhile, proposals to make renewable …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years … work building Suzlon’s international presence. While Suzlon pursued wind farm projects in markets Pedersen had targeted, the company also made significant acquisitions. In 2006, … the top three. Pedersen, therefore, was faced with the challenge of finding additional markets to fuel the company’s continued growth. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and …
… trees. Estimates indicate that there is potential for decision makers to create new markets or policies that create economic incentives for private forest owners by … ecology (9/24/2012) Forest stand dynamics (6/9/2012) Forest ecosystem services and their markets (7/14/2012) Wildlife habitat management for the small private landowner (9/15/2012) … the Connecticut Long Island Sound Water Program for the development of a stream/riparian health assessment protocol for private lands in northeast CT. Photo from Tobias von der …
… and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power to India's poor. For the work of his company, Hande has received numerous recognitions; he is frequently cited as one of the top social entrepreneurs in India and an example for the entire developing world. The road to SELCO’s success, however, … in 1995 to sell and service photovoltaic (PV) systems in his home state of Karnataka, India. During its initial years of operation, the company expanded deliberately as it gained …
… meeting in April 2012, the Sammaan team planned to begin work with city officials in two Indian cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, to build 120 community toilets in city slums by February 2013. Furthermore, the project team hoped to develop … completing the research in 2014. However by the late fall of 2013, not a single community toilet had its plans approved, much less built. Various partners believed that the initial …
… for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on New York, which falls in the middle of the 50 states … 2379 Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States … Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States Marissa Galizia (MBA '15, Master of Environmental …
… who are new to wetland mitigation banking or other more nascent ecosystem services markets featuring similar risks. 2427 2417 Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Navigating Wetland Mitigation Markets: A Study of Risks facing Entrepreneurs and Regulators … Navigating Wetland Mitigation Markets: A Study of Risks facing Entrepreneurs and Regulators Patrick Hook (MBA '13, Master …
… assignment is to develop a program through which the Yale Farm will encourage New Haven children to increase their involvement with growing, cooking, or eating healthy foods. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Yale Farm: Engaging New Haven Children … Yale Farm: Engaging New Haven Children The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a …