… recognized we all had a very similar desire in being “agents of change” within the energy business. Up until that point in my career I had spent most of my time in the field in … ecstatic but as the days crept closer to the first class I began to panic. It’s been a decade since I finished graduate school and a lot had changed. My wife (Katie) and I had 3 … ecstatic but as the days crept closer to the first class I began to panic. It’s been a decade since I finished graduate school and a lot had changed. My wife (Katie) and I had 3 …
… of this exercise, the title of which made me think of the myriad self-help books in the business section of a used bookstore. As we progressed through the workshop, though, it … of this exercise, the title of which made me think of the myriad self-help books in the business section of a used bookstore. As we progressed through the workshop, though, it … of this exercise, the title of which made me think of the myriad self-help books in the business section of a used bookstore. As we progressed through the workshop, though, it …
… my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my … my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my … my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent … for Lo & Sons’ bags. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff and staff at Lo & Sons. The research will culminate in a presentation to Lo & …
… negotiations at every COP, organizations and countries from around the world host side events and talks at their pavilions. As I perused the list of events at the Nature+ … shared publicly. Scientific research and technology were being deployed to create better business and policy decisions. That is what excited me the most. Google and the University … founders from across school and disciplines. Even more intentionally, intensives at CBEY and Tsai CITY bring together folks from across the university, as do programs like …
… was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green chemistry, That put him, me and three Yale students … needs support to be scaled up. One way to provide that support - harnessing the power of business. For example, in the carbon removal space, companies like Stripe and Shopify are … from it all kinds of products including vodka, perfume and hand sanitiser, with the eventual goal of scaling up enough to produce jet fuel. These transformative innovations …
… has a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction. Costa Rica has also implemented a Payments for Environmental Services Program , the first of its kind in the region, which has already … of the world. After this conversation, I wanted to see ambition in action. Several side events were closed to an in-person audience, with only organizers and speakers allowed into the room. This meant that I had to find a good spot to stream the event I was interested in on the COP26 online platform, and I knew the perfect place, quiet …
… support. And intrapreneurship can also be an effective vehicle for innovation. In a panel event hosted at the Nature Pavilion on creating systemic change for a more regenerative … class my very first semester as an MEM student at then-FES. Ms. Milan talked about how businesses are protective of the way they have always done things, even when they don’t … communities. I was particularly excited to hear from Andrea Meza Murillo, the Minister of Environment and Energy for Costa Rica, who talked about how social protection systems will …
… if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We Mean Business Coalition , a … of energy companies to startups to help them accelerate new technology needed for the next decade. Feeling like I had come full circle after hearing about collaboration in action, I …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable, for-profit businesses. A huge part of this …