… produce just 1 calorie of food. Bruce Friedrich , Founding Trustee at New Crop Capital and Executive Director at The Good Food Institute , likens the consumption of chicken to tossing … for meat one of today's most important tech trends. And why? Friedrich identified four central reasons that conventional meat consumption must be reined in. First, food that … Third, the overconsumption of meat is a recognized public health concern. And fourth, the current global meat industry raises serious concerns over the ethical treatment …
… Electricity production, though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a … that includes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company and the Connecticut Green Bank.) RTTs harness renewable energy sources to provide space heating and cooling, domestic hot water, process heating, and …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving … of internal carbon pricing by initiating an open dialogue with corporate executives and sustainability practitioners on best practices and the business case. Setting the stage for … highlighted the role and value of DSM’s internal carbon price. “We want to future-proof our business,” Sijbesma said. DSM aspires to be prepared for the day when a carbon price …
… 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 … consultancy and entrepreneurial start-up. As part of this new venture he has become a CBEY Executive Fellow. In this role—which has been informally titled by some as Mischief Maker, or Associate for Thinking Things Differently—Boyd guest lectures in select courses, helps accelerate social and environmental entrepreneurship across campus, offers …
… Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four is settling in. “We’re starting to build up our identity,” said Gronli, which mostly entails the simple things, like getting a bank 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 …
… 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 … Energy Evolution and Diffusion studies) team throughout the Solarize Connecticut campaigns. Our experience with job creation during Solarize Connecticut showed many parallels to those … point for two reasons: the size of the country coupled with the construction sector’s labour force dynamics, which collectively provide a better analogue to the nascent solar PV …
… renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. … Bank brought strong financial expertise into the project; the new partnerships with Eversource and UI add deep engineering knowledge to the effort. In addition, with these partners … needed to develop renewable thermal financial incentives are now involved. “From our end, we saw an opportunity to create a much better product,” said Patrick McDonnell, the …
… The Towards Science Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies culminated in a trip to Paris where we presented our group’s findings to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and … a digital platform that would help businesses use applied science to address their toughest sustainability issues by bringing together leading multidisciplinary scientists and powerful …
… Why We Disagree about Climate Change , George Marshall’s Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change , and Naomi Oreskes’, Merchants of Doubt as … Yale College graduate, Paul has had a colorful and impressive career, ranging from roles as Executive Director/Writer for Time-Warner Television, Discovery Channel, National … what he calls “values-based humanistic communications” – the idea that compelling emotional stories that speak to peoples' core values have more impact than rational scientific data, …
… the COP21 climate change negotiations. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society when we speak about climate action. This transformation will affect business, … society is changing. Tomorrow’s business leaders need to understand the complex nature of sustainability issues, and they need to be able to integrate solutions for social and environmental challenges with good financial results. This partnership provides our members with both scientific rigor and a pool of highly talented students to help us …