… Ben Christensen (MEM ’20) of Cambium Carbon Over the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures … is creating a project finance mechanism to help increase natural carbon removal. In this plan, the upfront costs of tree planting and urban mill infrastructure are covered through … Ben Christensen (MEM ’20) of Cambium Carbon Over the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures …
… student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further … and approaches,” says Ben Soltoff, Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment and Tsai CITY. “It gives me hope to see students come up with … They are creating a project finance mechanism where the upfront costs of tree planting are covered through blended capital, and investors are then paid back through novel …
… Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an extreme … worry that the Green New Deal will lead to a ban on hamburgers—for the record, it won't—but business as usual is not compatible with a functional climate. That’s where the last major … from the status quo, in the short term at least. Addressing climate change threatens business models rooted in a fossil fuel economy. It threatens ways of life, and that leads …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying … certificate aims to educate with impact Heather Fitzgerald Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying … certificate program for clean energy … Heather Fitzgerald … Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying …
… I attended the conference to find out how the energy industry is thinking about and planning for the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued … the next generation of residential demand management (what some are calling virtual power plants or VPPs). The question is will it be utilities delivering these services to our smart … I attended the conference to find out how the energy industry is thinking about and planning for the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued …
… methane is a greenhouse gas that’s 20 to 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In fall 2017, Alexia learned about the benefits feeding seaweed to cattle while engaging in one of … for reduced emissions, she didn’t just see an interesting scientific finding. She saw a business opportunity. Researchers had documented the methane-reducing effects of different seaweeds, but no one had a plan for introducing them to the market. “There was a gap on what to do next,” said Alexia. …
… In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the SEEDS II team consists of the nationally recognized … campaigns conducted across Connecticut by the non-profit SmartPower. Round 8 began in April 2017, and Round 10 concluded in September 2018. The reason why SEEDS II starts at Round 8 is … towns (combined) compared to control towns (combined). Before the campaigns began, in April 2017, Solarize towns and control towns exhibited a similar trend in solar growth: Solarize …
… fundamental question: Now that we as a human species better understand our impact on the planet, how can we use technology to actively catalyze environmental sustainability, rather … opportunities and avenues for change. Outside-the-box innovation is necessary to move from business as usual to a more sustainable path. I’ve been thinking about these two concepts … opportunities and avenues for change. Outside-the-box innovation is necessary to move from business as usual to a more sustainable path. I’ve been thinking about these two concepts …
… controlled field trials that explore what motivates residential solar installation. In 2017 and 2018, SEEDS II conducted Solarize campaigns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode … on solar installations is not streamlined. Mistrust in the utility companies due to nuclear plant abandonment In 2008, SCE&G, announced jointly with Santee Cooper that it would build … selected for the project, provided a revised plan and delayed completion date in Q1, 2017 which SCANA and Santee Cooper approved. However, Westinghouse filed for chapter 11 …
… at SOCAP, spearheaded an Oceans Track . Leading startups and investors highlighted business models in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, as well as reef restoration, to … larger, more scalable mechanisms. If we are to tackle the issues we care about on a broader planetary scale, our solutions will have to use larger levers. We have to move away from … It is part of an online publication produced as a partnership between Yale Center for Business and the Environment and Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this …