… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively … areas. However, the numbers show that our urban tree canopy is under siege in the U.S., and new financing mechanisms are urgently needed. Join our webinar to engage with City Forest Credits ' Executive Director, Mark McPherson, as he walks us through promising new …
… Join us this Friday for a webinar with Brad Copithorne , an Energy & Financial Policy Specialist with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In January 2012, the California Public Utility Commission took a big step towards creating the nation’s first … Building owners and renters would be allowed to fund energy efficiency upgrades and renewable electricity generation projects through banks or other private loans that are then …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and … used. RPSs have been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but fails to provide energy …
… While agroforestry systems may be a promising climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles to expanding agroforestry practices to the scale we need. For a whole slew of reasons, commercial … recording! And here's a link to the complete Nature's Returns playlist ! Location Online New Haven , CT Related Programs Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services …
… Watch the recording: Though heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial customers in 2015, the sector remains dominated by the use of fossil fuels. Renewable thermal technologies, especially heat pumps paired with solar, have the potential to … the adoption of heat pumps in affordable housing. Their team will present their research on pathways for reducing energy burden in Harris County, Texas, and how to advance energy …
… energy cost reduction targets, establish credentials as a “green manufacturer,” or prepare for future regulations on carbon emissions—or all of the above—industrial players are seeking internationally recognized plans for improving their energy efficiency. The Department of Energy’s Superior Energy … SEP in partnership with industry in the United States. As environmental manager for Volvo’s New River Valley plant, Stephen Pierett will share his experience as one of the early …
… Join us for a conversation with Vikas Anand , Sponsor & Investor at GoGreen Investments Corporation … market. Vikas was also Chief Financial Officer of GE Renewable Energy – Onshore Wind (2016-2017), a business with $8B in revenue across six continents. He held other positions at GE … to connect with Vikas over dinner after the talk. This event is part of our Career Pathways in Business and the Environment program. Career Conversation Clean Energy …
… The 51st State Initiative was created to provide a collaborative platform across the power sector to discuss the future of the electric industry. Designed as an alternative to the contentious debates surrounding market and rate reform occurring in many jurisdictions, the initiative creates an ongoing, safe platform for experts and industry leaders to present, sound out, and provide feedback on …
… [Attendance to this event is by invitation only] Thermal end uses accounted for 70% and 44% of energy delivered to respectively residential and commercial customers in 2013 (EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2015). Renewable Thermal Technologies (RTTs) can replace existing thermal end uses based on fossil … of the Northeast have already established an extensive base of knowledge and experience for several of these technologies. Data, research methods and analysis have recently begun …
… NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Program (ECJP), as the Regional Field Organizer for the Midwest and Plain States and serves as the Environmental Climate Justice Chair of … Denise holds a BS in management, an MBA in healthcare management, and a health informatics designation from Indiana University School of Informatics. Her accomplishments … solidified the defeat and the victory rose to national coverage with LA Times and Bloomberg News. Readings: Energy News Network, “For Indiana NAACP, energy justice has long been a …