… entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff. The research will lead to a series of blog posts … new technologies, all of which fall under the growing category known as climate tech . New technology needs to complement existing solutions, deployed immediately. But the IPCC … fast and break things” doesn’t apply well to complex and highly regulated industries like energy, manufacturing, and construction. The goal of this independent study will be to …
… landscape by analyzing a wide variety of technologies. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff. The research will lead to a framework that can help shape and inform the growing conversation around climate tech. Issue Summary The route to mitigation goes through … new technologies, all of which fall under the growing category known as climate tech . New technology needs to complement existing solutions, deployed immediately. But the IPCC …
… are considered as our control block groups. We then matched these block groups with the 2018 Block-Group Level Planning Database . 1 This database is produced by the U.S. … indicates that being a grid-congested block group is very weakly negatively associated with median household income. The fact that the correlation coefficient is very close to … indicates that LMI status and Treatment/Control feeder type are independent 2854 2820 Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Are Congested Feeders Correlated with Household Income? … …
… Center for Business and the Environment, which manages the grant. “We need to refine the technology, make it easier on the customer to make an informed choice, demonstrate and model … and business owners the cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas impacts associated with the installation of renewable heating and cooling systems. Primary applicant: Clean … the winners of this year’s RTA Seed Innovation Grant. You will also be able to view the event online (advance registration required). Awarded every fall, the RTA Seed Innovation …
… and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of 75 online learners from 10 countries, the year-long program is designed for … Learning . The curriculum is a hybrid of online and in-person learning focused on finance, technology, and policy. It includes an on-campus week where participants will meet program …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of net metering in 2014 when the state legislature unanimously passed … the patchwork service territories create particular challenges, as customers at outreach events often get their energy from diverse sources despite living in the same town. The … talk, besides eroding consumer trust, also made it difficult to engage people in positive conversations regarding solar. According to SEIA , SC went from nationally ranking 8 th in …
… a broader range of environmental topics. According to its vision statement, “SOCAP started with a small group of investors determined to prove that doing good has two bottom lines: … economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for … explore the conference schedule, participate in discussions, and continue to build on conversations and collaborations that start at SOCAP15. This article is the first in a …
… challenging social problems. There have been eight PFP deals in the United States so far – with $80 million invested. To date, these financial instruments have focused on social … normally burn up. USFS spending on fire suppression leads to less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This … forests to a natural state so that they are less susceptible to these fires. It’s a preventative approach. The bond then uses pay for success contracts that enable the multiple …
… is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. Patrick Reed (YC ‘16) and Gabe Rissman (YC ‘17) initially joined … they were co-leaders of the student group Fossil Free Yale, which pressures Yale to withdraw its investments from the fossil fuel industry. Yale is a large and influential … outside of the academic world, so they decided to publicly rate mutual funds, based on sustainability. In doing so, they sought guidance from Cary Krosinsky (Yale faculty), a …
… a Climate-Constrained World to discuss its experience as one of the country’s first banks with an internal carbon price. This price helps drive the bank’s strong and growing … signal: their stakeholders now approach Garanti for advice on the latest developments in sustainability. During the webinar, Garanti’s Sustainability Supervisor Ceren Solak Yılmaz … from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), with hopes to eventually integrate its use for improved climate risk mitigation. Impacts Garanti’s 2015 …