… states have renewed 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 … 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 … despite the significant potential of renewable heating and cooling, only a fraction of the market is economically viable under current pricing and market conditions. Why is this the …
… Clean energy technologies often face several barriers to adoption, both from market conditions and consumer behavior. Renewable 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 … the unique financing and marketing capabilities of organizations like the Connecticut Green Bank can deliver more favorable rates and terms to consumers. …
… 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 … and increase electricity bill savings are also being tested across the country. But these markets and policies vary from state to state — sometimes even between utilities within a … common themes. Each study breaks the value of solar into its component parts to answer a set of questions: if more solar is installed, to what extent will that offset the need to …
… Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., is one of the largest tractor companies in the world and the market leader in India for utility vehicles. In October 2016, Mahindra & Mahindra became the … 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 … to adopt the same measures.” Other units have taken the lead with water, biodiversity or green buildings. To price its carbon emissions, Mahindra calculated the ratio of green …
… solar installations. [1] In 2011, the Connecticut legislature mandated that the Connecticut Green Bank fund projects to produce at least 30 MW of solar by the end of 2022. By 2015, the … 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 … Why do some communities install solar at much higher rates than others? SEEDS found that, for instance, middle-income families installed solar more frequently than low-income …
… New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Connecticut Green Bank, the RTA is looking to expand this initiative to include regional governments, … 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 … that end, leveraging private capital, securitization, and the potential for issuing GreenBonds is essential for bringing deployment to scale. John B. Rhodes, President and CEO, …
… 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 provides key insights into spurring … demand, combined with the energy used to heat water, account for 30 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Switching from conventional fossil fuel providers of thermal … electricity, but holds an enormous reservoir of possibility for utilizing local resources to off-set fossil fuels. Like renewable electricity, renewable heating and cooling …
… Sabin Stories introduce you to former finalists and winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize … 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 … three biggest barriers to adoption of solar and efficiency in the fragmented residential markets: awareness, credibility, and complexity. The platform they built worked with solar …
… 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,” … to Date Since it began, Microsoft’s carbon fee has eliminated 9.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, fostered a corporate culture of sustainability, led to 14 billion … emissions from customers’ use of its cloud services, helping to expand the renewable energy market worldwide, and supporting public policies that encourage renewable energy …
… 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 … space. The alignment with Yale’s core educational mission also helped generate support for the carbon charge. “At Yale, even skeptics of the carbon charge want to see our … to find new language to describe revenue-neutrality,” said Polak. Yale’s carbon price was set at the level of the social cost of carbon, or $40/ton of CO2-equivalent. While there …