… social – from a systems-thinking perspective. During the Planetary Solutions Generator Showcase on March 10, 2022, each team had the chance to present their solutions in front of a … to ensure that new construction doesn’t lead to excessive waste through three approaches: Preventing waste Incentivizing stakeholders to care about excessive waste Repurposing waste … planetary problems. Each one of these ideas can help business and organizations, schools, cities and individuals take steps towards reducing the carbon footprint we each leave …
… and Saturday, April 2nd. Organized by members of the Yale Clean Energy Collaborative, this event will bring together intelligent and inquisitive minds from across the world to share … The panels and sessions are being organized by students, faculty, and staff across campus, showcasing the interdisciplinary and vibrant nature of interest in clean energy at Yale. The … wide range of speakers, moderators, and exhibitors will share panels, presentations, and networking opportunities on clean energy modernization and innovations happening around the …
… It’s two weeks before our finance module launches, and I’m working my way through YouTube videos … up on all I’ve missed about Excel spreadsheets in the last twenty years of my professional career. I’ve lamented to my partner that I’ve used Excel as a donor management database and a … FDCE orientation and through the online community platform hosted by Yale. It is amazing how the FDCE program has built a cohort both tight-knit and diverse at a time of physical …
… while assessing different technologies and renewable energy options, and figuring out how to pay for it all. The orientation week came and, after a week of engaging with other … with some members of my cohort. I was impressed with their knowledge and willingness to share their knowledge and experience with everybody else. Then the Policy Module started. It … Younger Self Leaning into Change - How I Came to the FDCE program Building Professional Networks in the Pandemic Era On the FDCE Community … Luis Aguirre-Torres … About a year into …
… many groups of professionals—become convinced that the arcane issues they grapple with are the only truly relevant ones. I certainly fell into this trap: with clean energy, what … the independent FDCE ’22 Slack group (set up by Christian Sanchez and Lori Ann Santamaria, two incredible members of the cohort) have been fantastic resources. On both platforms, students give tips on how to approach assignments (a great help for a novice Excel user like me), and share …
… a way that is accessible and coherent. While it likely isn’t enough training to do a hard career switch (I certainly don’t want to be responsible for a company’s financial modeling on my own), it is great at coloring in the narrative and helping me understand how all these disparate pieces plug into one another. Also, while I have access to a world … Community, and Energy – Why I wanted to join the FDCE Program Building Professional Networks in the Pandemic Era Working, Studying and Trying to Make a Difference I was skeptical …
… on Social and Environmental Sustainability , conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management, and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, spoke … said they felt very or extremely knowledgeable about environmental sustainability (41%)—compared to 21% in 2015. In addition to this increase in perceived understanding, we identified … more than a health issue (66%), a moral issue (53%), or a social justice issue (44%). However, students are consistently more likely to see global warming as a distant problem …
… many groups of professionals—become convinced that the arcane issues they grapple with are the only truly relevant ones. I certainly fell into this trap: with clean energy, what … the independent FDCE ’22 Slack group (set up by Christian Sanchez and Lori Ann Santamaria, two incredible members of the cohort) have been fantastic resources. On both platforms, students give tips on how to approach assignments (a great help for a novice Excel user like me), and share …
… 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 support of EPC projects. I was comfortable … gaps in the mechanics of our business, and they were a hurdle that I couldn’t research or network my way over. With some solid support at work and from home I decided to apply. After … in a breathing exercise and reminded us all “to be in the moment”. That was my first cue at how much thought was put into the program and throughout Orientation my concerns about my …
… program alone worth the time and expense of the entire curriculum? Will I actually learn how to finance and deploy clean energy, as the program title affirms? TLDR: yes and yes. It … questions that I’d never even considered: How would I be proud to spend most of my time? Are my desired successes “toast-able”, or tangible? And am I spending too much time focusing … – and much more – in the very first week of the project finance coursework. Week two dove into detailed legal aspects of financing, learning how to read and understand the …