… carbon pricing in the third webinar of the “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” series. The webinar was opened by Emily Farnworth of the World … asked: What is this fee? What is carbon emission? How can we reduce that tax? How can I get some of these funds? The fee leads to incredible brainstorming and engagement,” TJ said. … Integrating an Internal Price on Carbon: Featuring Unilever and Ecofys Wed, February 7th, 2018, 5:00 AM EST — 6:15 AM EST Online … Anja Nikolova … Thuy Phung … Microsoft is one of …
… Two promising start-ups each received $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center … to boost the number of urban bike commuters. ] Kitchen Table , cofounded by Zoë Lloyd (F&ES/SOM ‘17) and Nilofer Ahmed (SOM ’16), is creating a line of frozen, vegan-friendly meals … progress, Kitchen Table is expected to produce its first run of 500 meals by early January. From an environmental perspective, the benefits of plant-based meals are tremendous: …
… On November 2, 2016, the webinar series “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale … will be expanded to 60 buildings, with the ultimate aim to include all 300. By the July 2018 fiscal year, Yale also aims to incorporate the carbon charge into its organizational … more details on the Yale’s carbon charge pilot, the full report is available online. A case study on the carbon charge is being developed by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental …
… electricity market, though the countries have very different energy systems—ranging from Norway’s dependence on electric resistance heating to the widespread use of biomass in … heating in Denmark. Energy sources vary, too: Norway produces 99 percent of its electricity from hydro, Sweden 50 percent from nuclear while Denmark generates 41 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels and 42 …
… in environmental engineering and a job right out of college in environmental remediation. From this, she shifted into the nonprofit conservation sector “to be more proactive,” said … of getting pollution out of the ground after the fact, I thought, what if we stop it from getting there in the first place?” Now Lead Scientist at The Nature Conservancy and the … the value of ecosystem services into its core business. This effort has progressed from small pilots on a single site to a company-wide initiative. Just over a year ago, Dow …
… is proud of its alumni. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Nathan Hall (F&ES/SOM ‘17) who won the 2015 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant . Since receiving the $10,000 in … a replicated trial approach with four different half-acre treatments on two distinct sites (2 acres each). The team successfully proved that hemp could grow on mined lands with low-cost organic inputs, and subsequently received a $12,000 grant from Patagonia to support the purchase of agriculture equipment. Since then, Appalachian …
… most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Third, the overconsumption of meat is a … table”—a particularly pressing goal as global demand for meat grows. A number of startups (some funded by Friedrich’s own venture capital fund ) are developing highly realistic and …
… better understand the barriers and drivers to the market, the FORTT team performed a field-study across Connecticut, interviewing installers, customers, program administrators and … many policy mechanisms, financing products and communication campaigns that can be borrowed from the renewable energy world to raise awareness about RTTs and their potential. Integrating best practices from successful campaigns, such as Solarize CT , can bring down high upfront costs and lead …
… as carbon pricing” are needed “to advance the agenda for climate action.” Collective action from the private and public sectors on carbon pricing must be one of the world’s levers for … national and subnational jurisdictions, rendering the internal practice advantageous from corporate de-risking and long-term planning perspectives. DSM’S CARBON PRICING DESIGN … Integrating an Internal Price on Carbon: Featuring Unilever and Ecofys Wed, February 7th, 2018, 5:00 AM EST — 6:15 AM EST Online Related News Internal Carbon Pricing at Yale … Anja …
… to consider much beyond profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once … academic institutions, financiers and investors all in one room can provide a true roadmap to how responsible business can be conducted. Brainstorming and collaborating on common … a steady step forward toward collective impact, although there is still a long way to go. Some key insights I took away from the event: --It is certainly an exciting trend that in …