… field—plant-based foods and clean meat. As the Good Food Conference website said, these are two technologies that are going to allow the world to sustainably and responsibly feed … criteria. Both are important considerations the field will have to think about for global markets. Clean meat is not currently in the market in any form as costs are being brought … overfishing. Sharing her hope for the future of plant-based and clean seafoods replacing our current status quo around seafood that does not consider what we take out of the system, …
… so much excitement in its first year, and hope that even more teams apply this time. We are inspired by the creativity of our community and know that there are ideas bubbling up that will have real impact, and we … Symbrosia (formerly known as Concha Aquaponic Solutions) went on to win the 2018 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize during Startup Yale. Symbrosia is developing a saltwater …
… (CBEY) will conduct research into how Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are awarded at the federal level. In partnership with Doug Rand, a CBEY Expert in Residence, … an act of Congress) that dramatically benefit hard-tech entrepreneurs with no other source of patient capital. The goal of this independent study will be to use both qualitative and quantitative …
… lab; she would graduate and pursue her PhD; she would finish her PhD and find a job as a career scientist, continuing along the path she first started walking in high school. But … year and she and a small team were working to get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” Janaskie says—the fact … at Kroon Hall or drop her a note at sophie.janaskie@yale.edu . Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG CBEY Welcomes Sophie Janaskie as Environmental/Social Innovation …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising … file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]] Anupam Bhargava President, Dolphin WaterCare …
… environmental conservation today? Which sectors does it involve? How does it work? If you are new to conservation finance, these may be some of the questions you find yourself asking. Here, we attempt to answer some of these questions and give a brief … entities. Structures include tax incentives, loans and investments, ecosystem-services markets, and catalytic grants and donations. What challenges does conservation finance …
… provides fixed, advantageous contracting rates to customers and simplifies the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more information.) Solarize South Kingstown group. Image courtesy of SmartPower. Given … Good Policy Rhode Island is blessed with strong solar support at the state level. There are generous incentives for solar installations, including an upfront grant currently set at …
… donation from the Emmett Foundation to support its mission of developing leaders who are uniquely capable of addressing social and environmental challenges. The Gift The gift … its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, …
… Our national production of food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural … 50 billionaires who received government handouts through farm subsidies. The goal of Sustainable Development Goal 2 is to "end hunger, achieve food security and improved … Charles Branas, an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, finds that urban farms are linked to increased feelings of community and lower levels of violence . This led to the …
… grew rapidly between 2004 and 2015. While the growth rate has slowed since 2015, homeowners are still steadily adopting rooftop solar, in part because of the continued statewide … higher solar adoption rates . Figure 1 Bollinger, Gillingham, and Lamp (2017). ”Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar,” … (Upfront financing is the greatest challenge for LMI households due to limited access to capital.) One argument is that a higher proportion of an LMI household’s income is dedicated …