… at VERGE revolved around new products, services, and systems that could redefine energy, transportation, and the use of materials, making a better future possible and … a growing potential to make better decisions and design smarter systems, allowing us to use energy and other resources more efficiently. Yale students who are interested in applying … can apply for the Climate Change Solutions Generator , which is an eight-week series of workshops that will support students through the process of hatching a new idea. Students …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of net metering in 2014 when … controlled field trials that explore what motivates residential solar installation. In 2017 and 2018, SEEDS II conducted Solarize campaigns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode … now is, can the new leadership help the sleeping giant of solar wake up again? 2854 CleanEnergy Sustainable Finance and ESG Sleeping Giant: The State of Solar in South …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference has traditionally emphasized the social side of impact … what we eat… this is part of society,” said David Chen, principal and CEO of Equilibrium Capital . But this paradigm is starting to shift within SOCAP and in the broader-impact … generating replicable and scalable deal types and structures that can accept more private capital. In addition to considering environmental issues, the impact investing community …
… been gaining significant traction during the past several years as a way to entice private capital to help address challenging social problems. There have been eight PFP deals in the … impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP15). Here’s how PFP deals work. At their core, these … Related Events Investing for Impact: Matthew Weatherly-White, CAPROCK Wed, October 25th, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT — 1:30 PM EDT Evans Hall, Classroom 4410 … Photo credit: Blue Forest …
… packaging promoted by so many companies will still land in the environment. Beach clean-ups and corporate commitments alone are not enough to solve the problem. Finance the … are mounting, and the quantity of garbage produced is only growing. No wonder Macquarie Capital , the largest Australian Investment Bank, is investing in solid waste management … and often governments, are in favor of waste incineration, which they say produces energy and helps countries that face an over-abundance of waste and a dearth of energy. …
… later launched targeted campaigns against companies like Coca-Cola. Numerous beach clean-up exercises were organized across the world—though these alone are far from enough to … bags used for commercial and household packaging.” The law went into effect on August 28, 2017, with penalties of up to $40,000, or four years, in prison for anyone manufacturing, … South Sudan are now traveling a similar path by banning plastic bags. China : In July of 2017, China banned imports of 24 categories of waste , including several categories of …
… supported by a grant from United Illuminating and Eversource in the period 2012 through 2017. Top: Heat pump installations per 1000 residents. Bottom: Total number of heat pump … heating system; 45% of respondents mentioned this. Next, recognition of the opportunity for energy savings was mentioned by 24% of respondents as a factor prompting the installation of … random and has a high share of solar PV owners compared to the general CT population. 2485 CleanEnergy A Cleaner Thermostat … Dec 17, 2018 A Cleaner Thermostat New survey identifies …
… This year’s winners of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a desire to reduce waste and improve the … Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of … Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of …
… it was ignored by the general public.” The pair set out to empower individual investors. In 2017, they founded Real Impact Tracker , which was awarded a Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant in December of that year. Since then, they’ve used the $10,000 grant funding … informed and responsible choices. Reed and Rissman know that consumers might be hesitant to trust a black box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent …
… heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial customers in 2015, the sector remains … with the installation of a renewable heating and cooling systems. Primary applicant: CleanEnergy States Alliance . A tool to help regional planners model and compare the … the evidence needed for states to embrace thermal technologies. Primary applicant: UMass CleanEnergy Extension. A web platform for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, that will …