… About a year into the pandemic, I decided to quit my job and move to Ithaca, N.Y. Atthe time, … climate-tech companies. All that was useful but, soon I realized, notsufficientto take on this challenge. Around the same time, I applied to Yale’s FDCE program. I had learned about … of emissionsthat needed to be mitigated. I wasthen in the process of designing a green building and electrification policy framework while assessing differenttechnologies and …
… One year ago, I was considering whether I should apply to Yale’s Finance and Deployment of Clean Energy program. As an energy … 1: Will the program be helpful to someone already working in the energy field? Hard yes. I don’t have technical expertise, and much of my understanding of energy is contextual. This program does an excellent job of walking through the building blocks acrossthe energy …
… Years ago at an intellectual property law conference in Washington, D.C., then-Senator Orrin Hatch began his keynote remarks with something like this: Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I can tell you this: … government, automotive, public utilities, NGOs, or the dozens of other backgroundsthat I don’t have space to mention. To paraphrase Harry Truman, optimists are the only ones who get …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’stheme of … of systemsthinking and transformative innovation. In Prof. Anastas’ words, “What we have done very well is investing in productsthat have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t … from it all kinds of products including vodka, perfume and hand sanitiser, with the eventual goal of scaling up enough to produce jet fuel. These transformative innovations …
… Decarbonization and a net zero future will require transformative leaps in clean energy investment and … if net zero by 2050 isto be achieved. This mind-boggling number setthe backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 atthe Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We … 2030 and accelerate an inclusive transition to a global net-zero economy by 2050.” They’ve done thisthrough publishing guides for businesses and advocating for policy changes, …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supportsstudents in buildingsustainable, for-profit businesses. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, the …
… Attending a sustainability conference was atthe top of my businessschool bucket list and I … open pavilionsthroughoutthe conference Each country had its own pavilion where daily events were organized around specific topics. Then there were the side events which were … for more commitments on gender butthere were not very strong outcomes on gender. What isdone on gender issubjectto available funds.” She has attended multiple COPs and …
… Six studentteams were recently awarded Climate Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). CBEY awarded almost $15,000 this year to help further innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental … system. WovX: As a US-based B2B supplier of lotussilk to luxury wear manufacturers and brands, WovX is working to scale the production of lotussilk through automation, industrial …
… Spending time in nature has measurable benefitsto people both emotionally and physically. That’sthe driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This … the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. You can learn more aboutthe event happening on March 18th and register here . The working group has launched a site for …
… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate … connectionsto our work atthe CBEY. Her areas of work in food are particularly critical atthistime due to the rising student interest and immediate need for more support atthe … . Related ProgramsShifting Power & Resources: Equity and Justice Work in Practice Related EventsThe Black Farmer Fund: Building a Resilient Food System Through Community Investment …