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Our New Online Presence

In November, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment launched its new website: cbey.yale.edu. The redesign not only provides an aesthetic update, but gives ...

Skepticism Stalls Small Commercial Energy Retrofits

Small commercial energy efficiency retrofits are often at the bottom of building owners’ priority lists. According to “Financing Small Commercial Building Energy Performance Upgrades: Challenges ...

Reducing Shell Games with Energy Subsidies

Today, many governments simultaneously subsidize fossil fuels and clean energy. The fossil fuel subsidies tend to be hidden and complex, but the solar and wind ...

Retail Investment Expands in Clean Energy Markets

Retail investment in clean energy is starting to flourish. Historically, investments in clean energy were only available to institutional investors. Recently, access has become available ...

Insights from the Solar Industry in Rural Peru

In the mountains of rural Peru, solar power organizations are finding footholds. Their experiences may illuminate the challenges of electrifying remote areas. The Clean Energy ...

Toward Credible Sustainability Reporting

At the turn of last century, John Wanamaker, the prolific US department store merchant, was lamenting his ever growing marketing budget. He concluded that “Half ...

Sometimes It's All About Timing

Notes from Yale's Inaugural Low Carbon Case CompetitionOn the heels of the US-China Summit and two pivotal divestment announcements from Sweden’s national pension fund and ...