… to learn about their inspiration, goals, and experience through the program. You may not always associate American history with clean energy, but one junior from Kansas is working to ensure we all understand the advancement of clean energy depends on our ability to incorporate the past into the future. Yale College student Hilary Griggs was … It makes it sustainable in the long term because instead of just coming in and building a solar farm and then leaving, you're coming into a community and the community itself is …
… he wanted a future in clean energy. That decision, coupled with the understanding of how our current energy system does not work for many low-income and BIPOC communities, led him … community to get them the clean, renewable, and reliable energy we deserve. I hope to work towards creating better policies to create green energy jobs and opportunities to make … this country and it focuses on supporting workers and supporting communities. There is always someone in the class who is like ‘that isn't politically feasible,’ but they found a …
… innovation in the private sector can be combined with the scale of the government to move towards a cleaner future. “In India and growing developing countries across the world, … consumption of 12 kWh. As across the world, currently, most of them rely on conventional sources of energy that release huge amounts of carbon emissions inducing climate change. … from natural gas, undertake efficiency measures and ensure electricity is clean by adopting solar. And as expected, policy will form the framework to expand access and affordability of …
… The energy transition is coming close to home. Clean, distributed energy resources such as electric vehicles (EVs) and rooftop solar are gaining market share across the world. Besides the global impacts of greenhouse … and Policy Implications These data provide a glimpse into the clean energy transition underway in Connecticut. The rooftop solar market is more mature than the EV market. Adoption has …
… in the construction industry, the Environmental Waste Eliminators (EWE) team explored ways to ensure that new construction doesn’t lead to excessive waste through three … School of Management) 22% of New Haven residents are food insecure – about double the national average. RE-Flower wants to change that. While food banks and other resources can help, they face limitations such as staffing to provide continued access and …
… racial & economic equity through clean energy? Challenge the energy status quo – secure your seat at the first-ever Yale Clean Energy Conference , Friday, April 1st, and Saturday, … speakers discussing topics from grid modernization to equitable energy transitions. Many of our speakers are Yale alumni, which demonstrates the impact that people from the Yale … and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related Programs Clean Energy Finance Forum Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) … Do you want to enact change and …
… It’s two weeks before our finance module launches, and I’m working my way through YouTube videos trying to remain calm while I catch up on all I’ve missed about … policies like renewable portfolio standards that support them. In recent years, as the four main energy sectors became increasingly intertwined, I began to notice that I lacked a …
… the development of the City’s strategy to mitigate GHG: we had an idea of the amount and source of emissions that needed to be mitigated. I was then in the process of designing a … any municipality in the US had attempted something like that. It required a completely new way of defining policy, attracting investment, and developing partnerships. Fortunately, a … Module, I remember a class in which Prof. Klee shared with the class his favorite Supreme Court Justice quote: " A single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a …
… I’d learn at least as much from other members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. At the first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy course, the rat-a-tat comments and questions in the Zoom chat—sometimes difficult to digest … 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 …
… program and called up a friend in last year’s cohort. Today I’m about three-quarters of the way through the program, and realize others may be in the position today I was in last year. … policy that wasn’t subtle. There are newer programs, technology and data than in the course materials. But even with moments of specifics feeling dated, the narrative and … working. Sometimes it’s a pain to try to remember unit conversions while van camping in a national park. What the program does well is breaking down the homework into bite-sized …