… ongoing global pandemic has laid bare societal strains and inequalities in access to basic healthcare. Extreme weather events have intensified all over the planet. The sixth … Paris Agreement. In this survey of 2,035 global business students, conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management and the Yale Program on Climate Change … are integrating sustainability topics, but students are calling on them to go further. The ‘carbon tax on talent’ continues to rise: Now, the majority of business students state that …
… these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar …
… 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for … recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of respondents expressed an unwillingness to work for companies with bad environmental practices no matter what the salary. Students also overwhelmingly …
… energy deployment. A truly clean electricity grid, however, will need to rely on zero-carbon energy throughout the day and year, and everywhere electricity is used. RPSs have … 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 … Support a robust, transparent inter-state market while preserving climate change mitigation benefits. Policymakers have recognized the challenges posed by mismatched load and renewable …
… consists of several stages. The first entails a series of in-depth, ethnographic interviews with actors from a diverse set of settings and stakeholder groups. These interviews were designed to a) provide a clear map of the relevant stakeholders within each setting, b) identify the main process, challenges, and level of success observed … ethnographic interviews were conducted (some on-site in different states of New England) with representatives of each of the relevant stakeholder groups including environmentalists, …
… resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped … of their products. Fiber-based packaging is a predominantly single-use product model with a limited product life cycle. However, by adopting circular strategies the industry can … the four circular strategies and address the challenges and opportunities associated with each of these models. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Circularity …
… This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in their … Island; and New London, Connecticut. Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG The Onshore Benefits of Offshore Wind … The Onshore Benefits of Offshore Wind This report examines how coastal cities in the region are engaging with offshore wind companies to promote local economic development and jobs in their …
… of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research model offers the following advantages: a) … formula of the project’s model can be applied to specific examples to quantify the net benefits and to benchmark the predictions versus published data. The results of the … a wind turbine life cycle impact analysis and to quantify the environmental impacts (e.g., carbon footprint, global warning potential, ozone depletion potential, etc.). Related …
… private forestland is $24.84 per year. Average premium for local forest products is 11.5%, with amounts varying across furniture, lumber, honey, maple syrup and Christmas trees. … For example, the investigators intend to use the information from this research to engage with both users and providers of ecosystems services in a trial “Payments for Ecosystem … 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 …
… a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to transition to a zero-carbon energy mix, accommodating the land use requirements of large-scale solar projects is … to other forms of development, and importantly, they can be designed to provide net benefits to surrounding ecosystems and communities. A growing body of research is exploring … unmonetized by the traditional market forces that drive solar project development. Without guidance on how to fully account for the value of ecosystem service generation, …