… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to conduct an independent study (1-3 credits) on policies that can enable … technologies. Each student (or pair of students) will focus on 1-2 technologies. Over the course of the semester, the students will review existing articles and reports, while also … staff. The research will lead to a series of blog posts and white papers summarizing key insights, published in November and December. Issue Summary The route to mitigation goes …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for 2-3 students to conduct an independent study (1.5 credits) on mapping climate tech. Over the course of the semester, the students will define sub-categories of the climate tech landscape … climate tech, along with examples of how various startups and investor portfolios might fit into those categories. The framework should be clear enough that others in the space can use …
… We analyzed the data at the census block group level for 7 Avangrid feeders and 8 Eversource feeders. Census block groups are small geographical units typically including a few hundred people. These feeders are control and treatment feeders from our value-of-solar (VOS) study. The results indicate that there is a weak statistical … groups (treatment block groups). 2,493 other block groups in Connecticut are considered as our control block groups. We then matched these block groups with the 2018 Block-Group …
… the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and … that will readily provide residential and business owners the cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas impacts associated with the installation of renewable heating and cooling … Clean Energy States Alliance . A mobile app for homeowners that provides a user-friendly platform for calculating a home energy rating and provides recommended replacement options, …
… want to advance their careers as well as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly appointed Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor in the Practice of Forest Resources Management and Policy and Ron Smith, Damon Wells Professor at Yale University Geology … Studies and the Yale School of Management— along with professors in Yale College, alumni and industry experts. Production of this certificate was supported by the Yale …
… passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also known as the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) program, which created a net-metering system permitting residential and … School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has partnered with Duke University, the CT Green Bank, and non-profit SmartPower to conduct a series of rigorous controlled field … campaigns in 11 towns. The purpose of these campaigns was to examine strategies for encouraging solar development in LMI communities. The campaigns promoted both residential solar …
… to be a continuous intellectual gap regarding awareness that where there is a natural resource issue, there is always a social issue. “The reality is that when you have a deep … line. The conservation finance space is also evolving beyond traditional grant financing into generating replicable and scalable deal types and structures that can accept more … and collaborations that start at SOCAP15. This article is the first in a series of three stories covering the conservation finance curriculum at SOCAP. It is part of an online …
… These benefits include reduced fire severity and augmented water flow. Investor capital is raised to fund treatments that are in line with USFS policy upfront to restore forests to a … These benefits include reduced fire severity and augmented water flow. Investor capital is raised to fund treatments that are in line with USFS policy upfront to restore forests to a … These benefits include reduced fire severity and augmented water flow. Investor capital is raised to fund treatments that are in line with USFS policy upfront to restore forests to a …
… The Sobotka Seed Stage Success Stories will introduce you to former recipients of the grants who share their experience and perspective. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. … box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent and open-sourced, similar to what B Lab has done for its process of certifying responsible companies …
… risks posed by public backlash, some environmental and social risks have turned into explicit financial risks. Garanti established its sustainability team—and began to … Change Action Plan guides Garanti’s climate strategy and action. The Plan comprises four pillars: prioritizing low carbon investments reducing deforestation establishing green … the bank and across the Turkish financial sector. Internally, Garanti hosts workshops to raise awareness about the bank’s sustainability strategy. It has implemented a communication …