… sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to achieve them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy has established programs to support agricultural producers implementing soil health practices. In other states, such as Illinois, soil health programs are used by state agencies and conservation …
… metrics, certifications, and coalitions abound, including the Sustainable Accounting Standards Bureau (SASB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Renewable Energy 100 (RE100), the … The report is structured around nine data visualizations that communicate the current state of GHG emissions among the US S&P 100 and their stated goals for reducing them. Each …
… EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on New York, which falls in the middle of the 50 states in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per … a growing EV and EV charging market. 2274 2239 2379 Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States … …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable … been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming … renewable energy siting near high-priced markets. Support a robust, transparent inter-state market while preserving climate change mitigation benefits. Policymakers have …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time … could be partners in the effort to improve child and adolescent mental health in the United States, and more active participants in the growing nature-health movement, we surveyed … for the next generation of nature-health programming in America. This report reviews the state of pediatric mental-health in the US, considers what role nature-experiences can play, …
… for sustainability. Some of this work was initially presented at the ERB Institute Symposium in Ann Arbor with extraordinary feedback. The pitfalls and pathways are now being … summer and is being utilized by the Dalai Lama Fellows Program. Since the ERB Institute Symposium, the investigators have hosted several workshops at venues including: The … (San Antonio, Texas), The MIT Sustainability Summit (Cambridge, MA), The International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (Cincinnati, Ohio), and The Byron Fellowship …
… data at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to … impacts that different policy scenarios (e.g., direct subsidies, taxes, renewable portfolio standards) will have on the cost scenarios developed in stage two. This analysis includes … data at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to …
… to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) total global impact investing assets in 2018 grew more than 50% from 2017. Yet, that growth is tiny relative to the overall … investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 report—“The State of Private Investment in Conservation” —found that of the $8.2 billion committed to … Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Related Programs Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) … -by Abhishri Aggarwal, Kate Logan, Namrita Kapur … Bridging the Gap: How …
… and model for evaluating a carbon-charge program in the appendix. Additionally, we state that the secondary effects of paired taxes and investment subsidies, when considered … context of contemporary economic literature on this subject. 2717 Sustainable Finance and ESG Internal Carbon Pricing: Policy Framework and Case Studies … Internal Carbon Pricing: … and model for evaluating a carbon-charge program in the appendix. Additionally, we state that the secondary effects of paired taxes and investment subsidies, when considered …
… 2752 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar … Maximizing Land Use Benefits … Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the United States, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing … solar projects. The practice is increasingly common, especially in Minnesota, the first state to adopt a voluntary pollinator-friendly solar standard. However, research has yet to …