… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues … Australia, Singapore, the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He circumscribed the world over the course of a year. Most recently, in another promising departure, he reduced his advisory role … said. Fortunately, he finds this conviction heartily reinforced through his work at Yale. “What I love about coming here is the energy, passion, intelligence and lack of silos,” he …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, … Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four issettling in. “We’re starting to build up our identity,” said Gronli, which mostly … account and a Connecticut driver’s license. But there are cultural changes too, of course. What New Haven lacks in cross country skiing, it hopefully makes up for in pizza. We invite …
… Presidential election season has once again taken America by storm, and with it comes the … promised two things: (1) support for the fledgling green sector of the economy; and (2) a source of relatively high-paying jobs that do not require a college education. While the … an astute observer might ask the following questions: Where have we seen this before, and what lessons can we learn from previous experience; and Are these jobs long-lasting or …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing … renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. … accelerate and broaden the scope.” Both Eversource and UI joined the project in November of 2015. The hope is that FORTT represents the beginning of long-term and lasting change to the …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former finalists of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize … It was huge for us! It wasso validating to have this well-respected competition recognize our efforts and encourage us to dream big.” Becky Gallagher , SOM & FES’16 and Jessie … the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI) Venture Creation Program, which allowed the young women to perform customer interviews and answer important questions around the market size …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty to … Hake Fish, whose population is nearing collapse. Findings will be generalizable to other resource management settings [Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale SOM), Andres Gonzalez (UC-Berkeley)]; … and Case studies around challenges and best practices of bringing sustainability into day-to-day businessstrategy in emerging markets [Daniel Esty (Yale SOM/YLS/FES), Isabel …
… A new global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top businessschools found that corporations … unwilling to act on environmental issues are increasingly punished by the men and women they would like to recruit. The study, conducted by Yale University in collaboration … economic growth and provide new jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of oursociety, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both …
… Connecticut has a climate goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. … of options to meet climate targets has, for the most part, missed one important question: what’s the potential for converting from fossil fuels to renewable thermal technologies? … spectrum of available technologies, from single building-scale interventions, like ground source heat pumps and solar thermal water heaters, to larger interventions that take into …
… Originally published in Yale Climate and Energy Institute on November 12, 2015. Bob Litterman, former head … and was the last car through as a major artery for New York closed for the next seven hours. For a man who hasspent years trying to alert the financial community to the dangers … where to put its money, where does climate change dictate they put it? More succinctly, what are the grand challenges awaiting climate scientists and economists working together …
… SolarCity has an ambitious mission: to put solar panels on every rooftop in America, Jon … and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and McCluskey Fellow at Yale, moderated the discussion, which was … and ESG Equity and Justice SolarCity’s Jon Carson on Building a Solar Movement … Nov 04, 2015SolarCity’s Jon Carson on Building a Solar Movement SolarCity has an ambitious mission: …