… 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 … piqued my interest. I knew that I had substantial knowledge gaps in the mechanics of our business, and they were a hurdle that I couldn’t research or network my way over. With some … panic. It’s been a decade since I finished graduate school and a lot had changed. My wife (Katie) and I had 3 children (Max, Evelyn, and Hank) since then and I’ve never experienced …
… 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 … a related blog post/article/report. Issue Summary Lo & Sons is a minority-owned family business that’s on a mission to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a …
… My name is Urvi Talaty and I work as the Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale. I’m always on the lookout for new models of … 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 …
… 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 … – “Innovating Our Way to Net-Zero: How Startups Can Solve the Climate Crisis.” Being the Environmental Innovation Fellow and helping students do just that, I knew I had to find out …