… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grantsto … and Ecopackables. Administered by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), this grant helps eco-ventures further develop their businesses. Since 2011, David … environmental problems generated by students during their time at Yale.” Moving to virtual events has allowed for a unique reallocation of resources, so CBEY chose to award two $5000 …
… Five studentteams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). CBEY awarded $15,000 this year to help further innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental … ‘13), Principal, Circular Economy at Amazon Kathryn Wright (MEM ‘13), Program Director for Buildings atthe Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), Co-Founder of MySunBuddy …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of studentsto … before solutions can be implemented atscale. For many climate technologies, traversing this road is near impossible without governmentsupport. The Silicon Valley attitude of … thermal Low-carbon materials (including steel and concrete) New energy technology for buildings (including HVAC) Electric grid modernization Transportation and mobility Food and …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for 2-3 studentsto … different risks, benefits, developmenttimelines, and capital requirements. The goal of this independentstudy will be to create a framework with consistent language to understand the various forms of climate tech, building on existing work from organizations like Prime Coalition and Breakthrough Energy . …
… “Starting and running the businesstaught me so many lessonsthat couldn’t have been learned … plastic pollution. Seeing how surprisingly pervasive poncho use is, from hiking to sporting eventsto admissions office tours, Monika recognized thatthere was an opportunity to affect … goes on… I would pointto starting Poda as my most important educational experience, and I don’t consider closing the business a failure. We achieved a lot and learned so much, and …
… Above, Jun Chen (MBA '20) and Ben Christensen (MEM ’20) of Cambium Carbon Over the past nine years, the Yale Center for Business … Seed Stage Venture Grant program. The two startupsselected to receive the $10,000 grantsthis year are Cambium Carbon (formerly Restoration Carbon) and Floe. Both teams also … drive replanting efforts. Floe is a smart, safe, and environmentally friendly solution to preventthe extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… Six studentteams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental … environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to preventthe extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong proclaimed that he wastaking “one giant leap for mankind” as … Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to preventthe planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an … population growth. All these solutions involve large-scale shifts from how things were done in the past, which leadsto the next key difference. Entire systems need to change. The …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most … To reach thatsize, they would need to double in size every day for the nextseveral weeks. This was day one. Alexia Akbay (YSPH '19) After checking on the shrimp, Alexia Akbay (YSPH … grabbed a handful of reddish orange seaweed. She described how these two organisms would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created … sustainability, rather than continuing to strain the world’s limited resources? We don’t really have a choice. We need to support a growing population with an increasing … quality of life, and currenttechnologies and resources won’tsustain those changes. This past fall, I attended Greenbiz VERGE , a conference in Oakland, California that brought …