… to address the question of how an organization should design and implement an internal carbon charge. Internal carbon pricing is a powerful tool the private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist forcarbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in … damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes carbon-emissions reductions and carbon-efficient development. Corporations’ internal carbon pricing attempts …
… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … other environmental, social, and economic disasters — have changed this. Following the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on November 4, it is up to corporations to take direct … driver of climate change: greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. It seems obvious to catalog GHGs from the US’ largest public …
… laid bare societal strains and inequalities in access to basic healthcare. Extreme weather events have intensified all over the planet. The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … global warming in the absence of immediate action. The U.S. signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In this survey of 2,035 global business students, … are integrating sustainability topics, but students are calling on them to go further. The ‘carbon tax on talent’ continues to rise: Now, the majority of business students state that …
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… technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this … infrastructure that can provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the electrical grid. As a group of master’s students at the Yale School of the Environment, we … what electrical loads will be backed up, sizing a battery, choosing a technology mix, and creating operational strategies. Furthermore, we offer potential operating and business …
… critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to achieve them - vary by … uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy has established programs to support …
… 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues …
… Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar … Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar Katie Siegner … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur … deliver ecosystem and agricultural benefits for the state, in addition to the zero-carbonelectricity generation that a solar project already provides. Our research shows that …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to transition to a zero-carbon energy mix, accommodating the land use requirements of large-scale solar projects is … unmonetized by the traditional market forces that drive solar project development. Without guidance on how to fully account for the value of ecosystem service generation, …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve … clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable energy systems and perform diligence for specific jurisdictions. The off-grid model presented here is replicable …