… I first had the idea for a plant-based leather start-up over 2 years ago but I didn’t have the confidence to … dream. I always thought that entrepreneurship was something one did in the latter part of your life (post-40s) after having built an established career. However, when I came to grad …
… innovation through different perspectives. You can learn more about this program here . Before Air Company ventured into making jet fuel, they were making spirits. Vodka, to be … own words, they are ‘turning the planet’s most abundant pollutant into a never-ending resource’. In doing so, they are addressing one of the most challenging global decarbonization … Staff emphasizes the importance of learning from past failures. One example is that of a startup idea that revolved around emergency medical equipment franchising. Despite rigorous …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 … CBEY supports students in building sustainable businesses that are solving some of our planet’s biggest problems. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka Seed Prize for … plug & play solar charging kit. Their goal is to introduce a low-cost, all-in-one solar power kit, offering better, cleaner, and cheaper renewable energy systems that will improve …
… initial cohort to learn about their inspiration, goals, and experience through the program. For YSE Class of 22’ Graduate, Elwin Lim, one way to educate and spread clean energy ideas … all of this is to contribute to a just energy future, something he says we can achieve in our lifetime. But in order to do so, the key is to ensure marginalized communities are … communities and historically marginalized communities are not left behind, and that the power structure of the existing systems is not entrenched or reinstated in the new system. …
… goals, and experience through the program. Imagine developing a way to provide affordable, renewable energy for marginalized communities with nothing but a good internet search and your hands. That's what Vijjasena (Sena) Sugionois achieved at a time when most of us were … We need to find solutions by working with other people – even though some actors don't start out in good faith – and so a lot of the work has to do with how to find ways to …
… Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides independent feedback and seed funding for early-stage innovative solutions addressing climate change. The proposed solutions … from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the … '18): is the VP of Business Development at The Climate Service (TCS), a climate analytics startup that quantifies climate risk in financial terms. Kathryn Wright : (MEM): is a Senior …
… go hungry. Fifth-generation rancher Matt Pierson stepped up to serve his community. Pierson started The Producer Partnership (TPP) with the goal of providing Montana-raised burger to … due to the dearth of Montana-based USDA-inspected facilities. Despite the expense and effort of the initial processing logistics, TPP has distributed over 100,000 pounds of local … this entire process, we have tried to be good stewards of the land and natural resources. Looking for alternative energy sources for the Producer Partnership processing …
… I began thinking and doing a little research focusing on environmental justice. Once I started taking classes in that area I realized there is a lot of overlap between social … of social justice. “A lot of energy disparities exist in low-income communities and it forces them to have to sacrifice either 50% or more of their total income to energy. One of … I began thinking and doing a little research focusing on environmental justice. Once I started taking classes in that area I realized there is a lot of overlap between social …
… Kansas is working to ensure we all understand the advancement of clean energy depends on our ability to incorporate the past into the future. Yale College student Hilary Griggs was selected for the inaugural Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy (PSiCE) cohort. Hilary’s goals through … by fossil fuels and the federal government. Her aim is to not only support work that empowers Indigenous communities through their tribal knowledge of the environment and energy …
… in the initial cohort to learn about their goals. The sight of black smoke billowing from a power plant in Houston one fateful road trip was all it took for Yale rising senior Marc Gonzalez to discover he wanted a future in clean energy. That decision, coupled with the understanding of how our current energy system does not work for many low-income and BIPOC communities, led him …