… alone account for 50 percent of agricultural greenhouse gases; replacing beef protein with pulses—the edible seeds of various legumes—would reduce carbon emissions by 630 … 1 percent of people ride to work. Concerns ranging from safety to arriving at work sweaty prevent people who express interest in biking from following through. Bike City hopes to … 1 percent of people ride to work. Concerns ranging from safety to arriving at work sweaty prevent people who express interest in biking from following through. Bike City hopes to …
… series “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale was the first university in the world … as an experiment and aims to share its experience and lessons learned as openly as possible with the public and private sectors,” said Polak. Yale’s legal structure permits the open … Studies and will be published on the SESYNC Case Study Collection in January 2017. Related Events Internal Carbon Pricing - Practical Experiences from the Private Sector: Microsoft …
… ideas and 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 … miners will be able to accelerate ecological and economic restoration of the area with high-value markets and innovative growing techniques. “People in Appalachia are hungry … of Futura 75 hemp on mountaintop removal mined land utilizing a replicated trial approach with four different half-acre treatments on two distinct sites (2 acres each). The team …
… both residential and commercial customers is often the prohibitively high investment cost. Without innovative financing mechanisms and measures to bring down costs, renewable thermal … will not bring us to the 80% reduction target. The FORTT research has sparked a broader conversation on renewable thermal across New England and New York State. It is exciting to … will not bring us to the 80% reduction target. The FORTT research has sparked a broader conversation on renewable thermal across New England and New York State. It is exciting to …
… of a new webinar series organized by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition in partnership with the World Economic Forum and Yale University. The series aims to spotlight leading … the session by thanking DSM for its leadership and stressing the importance of starting a conversation at this point in time. “The next few years may prove to be a watershed moment … and is interested in sharing its experience, please contact us at cbey@yale.edu Related Events Practical Experiences from the Private Sector: Royal DSM Mon, July 18th, 2016, 5:30 …
… and formed an entire new generation of climate activists. This was my first encounter with climate change and the dire consequences it brings. This emotional experience would … 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 many companies, the C-suite is on board … curriculum. Each part of the puzzle will hopefully continue to come together at events such as the “Pathways to Impact” conference. The growing expectation to fully embrace …
… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that … time was CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa. So after a solid decade working at Virgin, and with no direct environmental experience, Boyd embraced a new career: Launch Director and … at Yale, contact Cass Walker . Related Programs Planetary Solutions Generator Related Events 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 15th, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT — 7:30 AM EDT …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired … cross-country ski races, the Birkebeinerrennet, which traverses more than 25 miles west to eventually finish in Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gronli has completed the … cross-country ski races, the Birkebeinerrennet, which traverses more than 25 miles west to eventually finish in Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gronli has completed the …
… and final speaker in this year’s Bright Lights, Green Sights series. Keeping in touch with family and loved ones proved both difficult and expensive despite evidence that … who could directly add value as the company grew in specific markets. Pigeonly’s expansion eventually forced internal conversation about what market, precisely, the company served. “When we started, we just …
… Finally, John Streur, President and CEO of Calvert Investments, closed out the conference with an inspiring keynote address. As the head of a leading responsible investing firm, … moves assets in their direction. Streur said that in order to do this we must work within our “democratic global capital system” to ensure that these costs are incorporated … across the three pillars, ES and G, are too great and too pervasive to ignore. Related Events Yale Responsible Investing Conference & Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition Fri, …