… to quit my job and move to Ithaca, N.Y. At the time, the city was looking for a director of sustainability to give life to the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND), which, in terms of … 2030. Before joining the City of Ithaca as director of sustainability, I had collaborated with state and federal governments in the development of climate change legislation as well … . When presenting my strategy to fully decarbonize the City of Ithaca’s economy, I had a conversationwith members of the City Council who were concerned about the extent of the …
… 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 … grapple with are the only truly relevant ones. I certainly fell into this trap: with clean energy, what could be as important as the underlying technology and the intellectual property that protects or stifles it? I just needed to get …
… ago, I was considering whether I should apply to Yale’s Finance and Deployment of Clean Energy program. As an energy analyst and energy writer with no technical background, I was hopeful it could help beef up my knowledge and make me … and with it a shift in clean energy policy that wasn’t subtle. There are newer programs, technology and data than in the course materials. But even with moments of specifics feeling …
… 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 … grapple with are the only truly relevant ones. I certainly fell into this trap: with clean energy, what could be as important as the underlying technology and the intellectual property that protects or stifles it? I just needed to get …
… seek me out. And today, one of the collaborators on stage was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on … 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 … I encourage you to come to our Green Innovators chats. This is where you get to have a conversationwith an innovator in a small group setting, and really understand the realities …
… if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We … I had to find out what was going on behind the bold title. Moderated by Lisa Lambert, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at National Grid, the panel promised an interesting dive … Executive Director at the Climate Action Network, emphasized the disconnect between the conversations we tend to have in the corridors of COP and the reality out there, and how …
… action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and selective … process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka … process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka …
… Attending a sustainability conference was at the top of my business school bucket list and I was … open pavilions throughout the conference Each country had its own pavilion where daily events were organized around specific topics. Then there were the side events which were … Al Jaber (UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology), Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates …
… related to the current climate crisis. " We had a very strong set of submissions this year, with innovation not just in the approach but also in the model and the way the entities were … several geographies and sectors. The sense of urgency and a desire to take action and work with communities were unmissable in the solutions proposed. We had everything from education … supporting them as their ideas come to fruition!" The 2021 recipients include: Reservation Energy Partnership (REP): REP is on a mission to establish a partnership between the private …
… nature-based health programming,” says Amber Garrard, Senior Manager at the Yale Office of Sustainability. Another goal is to create nature-based programs and tools for the network … for Business and the Environment , is hosting a webinar called “Getting a Nature Fix” – a conversationwith author Florence Williams , who wrote a book after researching the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. You can learn more about the event happening on March 18th and register here . The working group has launched a site for …