… their vows to mitigate the impacts of climate change by upholding the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. Among the dozen states that have joined … the U.S. Climate Alliance are Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, four northeastern states that have set goals of reducing GHG emissions 80 percent below 1990 … technical and economic potential. Massachusetts, through the Department of Energy Resources (DOER), first published its guiding strategy document on RTTs in 2014, three years …
… thermal technologies (RTTs) used for heating and cooling, such as air- and ground-source heat pumps (ASHP and GSHP, respectively) and solar hot water (SHW) systems are no exception. A field study conducted at Yale found that the biggest barriers to RTT deployment are high upfront costs, lack of … nescience with RTTs and EE measures is tackled by educational and outreach programs in community centers. High upfront costs are mitigated through a price guide providing …
… If you’ve ever considered installing solar panels on your roof, you’ve probably asked two basic questions: How much does it cost? And how long … of Columbia have some type of NEM policy. While NEM has enabled the solar industry to flourish by providing a straightforward way for customers to earn money from their panels, … of the value that solar provides to the grid, including several components such as reduced fuel use at power plants. Despite this change, Austin Energy’s VOS program has …
… became the first Indian company to adopt an internal carbon price. In conversation with Yale School of Management’s Senior Associate Dean For the Executive MBA, David Bach, three … operations; and Anirban Ghosh, chief sustainability officer. A Sustainability Journey At an investor meeting in 2008, the issue of triple bottom line was raised, prompting … Mahindra’s departments and revenues are used to invest in technologies and practices that reduce the company’s carbon footprint. In part, this focus on sustainability fit with …
… years ahead of schedule. [2] But why? Why do people decide to install solar? Over the last four years, Yale’s Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS)* team has interviewed … all LMI groups, the most common sources of information were print newspaper articles, community partner newsletters, friends or neighbors, town leaders, town websites, and … Department of Energy SunShot Initiative . [1] https://openpv.nrel.gov/rankings [2] http://www.ctgreenbank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CTGreenBank-Annual-Report-2015.pdf 2587 Clean …
… Alliance Launched by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to Support Regional Collaboration on Renewable … is used for heating and cooling purposes. As a result, heating and cooling is both a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and, through the installation of renewable technologies … a central role in heating and cooling and are gaining recognition as a solution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the region, and should no longer be overlooked,” …
… renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut—and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of this technology across the state and … cuts in greenhouse gas emissions—of particular relevance as Connecticut aims to reduce emissions to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. “Renewable heating and cooling are … electricity, but holds an enormous reservoir of possibility for utilizing local resources to off-set fossil fuels. Like renewable electricity, renewable heating and cooling …
… Prize as they share experiences and reflect on their time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. “The Sabin Prize gave us a year to test our ideas ” shares Max Webster, YC’ 12, co-founder of Weave and a winner of the Sabin … funding at such an early state of the venture. Max is grateful for the wealth of resources he had at Yale. Upon graduation, the YEI fellowship allowed him and Shwerin to …
… climate change, and driven cultural change within the company and the broader business community. On December 13, 2016, Microsoft shared its experience with carbon pricing in the … and the chief architect behind the carbon fee, and Peter Boyd , Executive Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment. They covered a range of topics while talking … and successful execution of the carbon fee. How It All Began “The carbon fee is essentially our own corporate carbon tax, and it is putting us on a path to a net-zero-emissions world,” …
… Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale was the first university in the world to voluntarily … project that involved twenty campus buildings and tested the design and implementation of four different carbon-pricing schemes. In the webinar, representatives from Yale shared the … knowledge gap in the internal carbon pricing space. The alignment with Yale’s core educational mission also helped generate support for the carbon charge. “At Yale, even …