… team of students to conduct an independent study (1-3 credits) on policies that can enable low-carbon technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on 1-2 technologies. … The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff. The research will lead to a series of blog posts and white papers summarizing key insights, … elections. Individually or in pairs, the students on the team will focus on 1-2 of the following areas of climate tech: Carbon removal (including direct air capture) Batteries and …
… more than 350 registered participants spread across 7 countries, culminating in several presentations and press events at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid in December. … the initiative has now spun-off to become a digital civic movement of its own. Anyone interested in collaborating with one of the projects in progress or organizations interested in …
… These feeders are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical correlation between living in low and medium-income (LMI) neighborhoods and living in grid congested areas. We overlaid … We find a Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.0097 for our entire sample. 2 Below is an illustration (scatter plot) of the correlation. The result indicates that being …
… people dedicated to supporting our innovative community, which means there are plenty of resources to help those who are motivated to work on a problem! In the context of Covid-19, … in a context that was important to me, and I was able to meet some awesome folks, like Jonathan Simonds from Symbrosia, during the intensive. After the intensive, Martin Wainstein … of lifting any idea off the drawing board. Fortunately, Yale has a number of in-house fellowships, awards, and funds, as well as resources to connect you to external funds. Grant …
… On April 16, students from across Yale will pitch their ideas for civic innovations that address New Haven community priorities — from new tech tools to novel social ventures — in a new program called the New Haven Civic Innovation Prize. Using a report … and innovation ecosystem continues to develop it’s crucial that we leverage our resources to empower our neighbors,” says Onyeka Obiocha, managing director at the Tsai …
… energy demand in the U.S. will continue to grow mainly due to increased demand from the residential and commercial sectors as the economy and population grow. Increasing demand can … alleviate cost-shifting from increased solar adoption. These Solarize campaigns followed the lessons learned from previous Yale/SmartPower Solarize campaigns and ultimately … control circuit where no campaigns were implemented. Comparing each set of circuits allowed researchers to isolate the effect of the campaign and control for other relevant …
… $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and cooling markets and technologies. “The breadth and quality of this … participate in the clean energy economy.” Though heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial … promise to help expand the market for RTTs, which remains hobbled by unfavorable economics, low public awareness, lack of affordable financing, and an immature industry. Recipients of …
… business unit in a related industry, and have really had a lot of growth opportunities as a result of having started Poda Foods.” -Kenny Cloft, Poda Foods Co-founder (Sabin Winner … Yessenia: We wanted to create a venture that focused on creating meat alternatives with a lower environmental footprint. It was inspired partly by my family’s background—they are … ingredients. CBEY: What was your inspiration to start? Victoria Shiriff (YSPH '19), Jonathan Simonds (YC '18), and Alexia Akbay (YSPH '19) in Symbrosia's new office space …
… for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has provided funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures through the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant program. The two startups selected to receive the $10,000 grants this year are Cambium Carbon (formerly Restoration Carbon) and Floe. Both teams also received Climate Change Innovation Seed Grants … it into furniture instead of sending it to a landfill. “Tree's have a huge potential to address climate change, and we are working to create a company that can be the catalyst for …
… (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further innovative ideas to address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. CBEY has awarded these grants … wide variety of disciplines 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 … multi-faceted solutions to the climate crisis." -Ben Soltoff, Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment and Tsai CITY The 2019 recipients …