… competitors, and new market entrants. In this rapidly evolving world, they face numerous obstacles when it comes to maintaining and creating strong environmental commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and represents … resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped …
… methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the … and the type of farmer (lead, peer, or none) that the extension agent was supposed to work with. A midline survey was conducted with all participants and focused on farmer … the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Washington, D.C., which is the routing agency for a substantial share of U.S. government aid to Malawi. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit … clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable … clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable …
… critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to … to help mobilize a coalition, steps to develop a soil health policy or program, and funding opportunities. The approach presented within the guidebook is drawn from interviews with over 30 experts, including farmers, …
… in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are … consists of several stages. The first entails a series of in-depth, ethnographic interviews with actors from a diverse set of settings and stakeholder groups. These interviews were … in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are …
… a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time spent in nature has been associated with improved psychological functioning, overall mental health, and connection to place for … can provide a supportive, welcoming, and safe space for children and adolescents to engage with nature and experience the mental health benefits it provides. Such engagement also … can play, and provides a list of insights and recommendations gathered from interviews with leaders from existing programs. We end with a menu of potential pilot actions that …
… Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the United States, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing interest … 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 … from developers to farmers to surrounding communities. In the near term, there are opportunities for research and education to generate a more robust understanding of the …
… designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local … 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 have … present the key inputs 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 …
… in his core Master of Business Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the resubmission of the publication, and the investigators hope to continue research surrounding … in his core Master of Business Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar …