… This report explores this so-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a … in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the …
… private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes carbon-emissions reductions and …
… and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. … Finally, we present financial structures to advance land use best practices on solar sites. Our hypothesis is that efficiently integrating the value of ecosystem services with …
… is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … approach to cultivating additional land use benefits from solar projects. The practice is increasingly common, especially in Minnesota, the first state to adopt a voluntary … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar …
… holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 … real frustration considering what we know about the enormous need and urgency for those resources. Building upon preliminary research presented by Namrita Kapur of Growald Family Fund …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment partnered with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, … Center for Business and the Environment partnered with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) …
… There is potential for a financial vehicle funded by private investors to provide bridge financing and enable technology adoption that could help move mining in Madre de Dios toward less destructive practices. …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) … Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) …
… Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for Investing in Nascent Climate Technologies … From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and … often depends on the development of advanced technologies in areas such as renewable resources, energy efficiency and storage, and carbon removal. This report refers to such … capital—are stepping up to address these funding gaps, but some may lack the tools, resources, and relationships to deploy their capital in the most effective way. In particular, …
… This paper seeks to provide a consolidated list of risks that may help to inform investors’ due diligence processes and their understanding of wetland mitigation banking as a real asset, and may serve as a reference for entrepreneurs and regulators who are new to wetland mitigation banking or other more … A Study of Risks facing Entrepreneurs and Regulators Patrick Hook (MBA '13, Master of Forestry '13) Spenser Shadle (MBA '13, Master of Forestry '13) This paper seeks to provide a …