… barriers to accessing nature and gaining treatment for mental health concerns. The land conservation community has a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time … for America’s youth aimed at bringing the mental health benefits of the outdoors to new, diverse audiences, who may need it now more than ever. Published October 2020 7584 … Master of Environmental Management 2021 Alumni Jessica Lloyd Forest Manager at Yale Forests Master of Forestry 2020 Alumni Aaron Reuben Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … Solar Industry? Overview Siting solar projects is often complicated by landuse tensions and trade-offs. At seven acres of land per megawatt of generating capacity, … provide a host of ecosystem services, including habitat for wild insect pollinators, groundwater recharge, reduced erosion, soil carbon sequestration and improved crop yields from the …
… This report focuses on the need for capital in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related … Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions How Foundations can use Program-Related Investments to Address Water Challenges … How Foundations can use …
… and evolution as they attempt to stay ahead of government regulations, competitors, and new market entrants. In this rapidly evolving world, they face numerous obstacles when it … linear consumption model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the … their existing sustainability commitments by focusing on optimizing natural resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited …
… After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed … created the RIIB. It was built by renaming and restructuring the preexisting Clean Water Finance Agency (CWFA). Three other programs—Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy … energy-efficiency and clean-energy upgrades to municipal buildings such as schools, firehouses, and offices. Launched in the summer of 2015, the EBF has already seen positive results …
… unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human … the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Renewable Energy 100 (RE100), the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit …
… atmosphere to the general warming of the earth’s climate, a phenomenon dubbed “the greenhouse effect”. Since CO2 was a byproduct of the burning of fossil fuels, these models implied … as additional observations lent further support to the theory. In 1988, the greenhouse effect hit the front pages, as NASA scientist James Hansen told a Congressional … to seek an alternative powertrain that did not use fossil fuels. For GM, the search for a new powertrain required a substantial change in mindset, since the ICE had been a mainstay …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With the rise of … This research attempts to understand the strategies and performance of a subset of farmland investors focused on sustainability. 2257 2512 2195 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of … season was the worst in nearly two decades, as would-be oil palm growers set fire to rainforests and peatlands to clear them for planting. The demand for palm oil had skyrocketed … that large plantation companies had violated traditional land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and land ownership unmapped. This indeterminate state of affairs …
… investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on NewYork, which falls in the middle of the 50 states in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best …