… When it comes to climatechange, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for … health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the consequences have felt distant and theoretical — until now. … environmental sustainability — exacerbates this confusion. To cut through the noise, our team from the Yale School of Management narrowed in on one, universal metric that is the …
… Awareness of the environmental and societal challenges facing our world has expanded dramatically in recent years. Since 2015, the year we published our … , our key findings include: Business students believe corporate leaders should be solving environmental and social issues—but they perceive the most serious issues to be … better corporate climate practices" - Yale Daily News "Global Network Survey Finds Students More Urgently Focused on Sustainability" - Yale School of Management "Report: Businesses …
… This global study of morethan 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in … C.; Franceschini, L.; Wang, J. (2015). Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and ClimateChange. Yale Center for Business and the Environment. …
… with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming more acute. In areas of high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but fails to provide energy during the evening hours when demand peaks. The resulting overproduction and waste of renewable energy — and … near high-priced markets. Support a robust, transparent inter-state market while preserving climatechange mitigation benefits. Policymakers have recognized the challenges posed by …
… Nascent Climate Technologies Executive Summary New technologies can play a critical role in solving the climate crisis during the 21st century. When researchers map out scenarios of … often depends on the development of advanced technologies in areas such as renewable resources, energy efficiency and storage, and carbon removal. This report refers to such … technologies.” Without innovation in these areas, addressing climatechange will be far more difficult, if not impossible. The public and private sectors play a crucial role in …
… is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of internal carbon-charge programs in addressing climatechange. Carbon pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and …
… goal—net-zero emissions by 2050—to the level of an organization? This report defines four ways to make a net-zero commitment clear to an organization’s stakeholders: What scope … address? Is the commitment proportional to the organization’s global contribution to climatechange? Are offsetting investments tied to the Paris Agreement’s global carbon budget? And …
… associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar … accrues from the lower operations and maintenance (O&M) costs over the project lifetime thanks to the reduced frequency of mowings for native plants as compared to turfgrass. … emissions that solar energy production avoids. Pollinator-friendly solar also results in more groundwater recharge and a greater reduction in soil erosion than either conventional …
… sizing a battery, choosing a technology mix, and creating operational strategies. Furthermore, we offer potential operating and business models for GRHs. We then examine financing … and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut … is designed to be easily adapted to analyze other projects. The model uses hourly energy demand and generation data as well as battery dispatch logic to calculate bill savings, …
… into collaboration models and how business schools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for Advanced Management and Schlange & Co. 2195 2171 2380 Circularity Clean Energy Corporate …