… other Solarize campaigns prior to SEEDS II. Most of these campaigns were studied in the first Yale SEEDS project , and a prior analysis of Solarize campaigns focusing on Round 8 is … 50 percent more total installations than towns with community-based messaging. Results from Rounds Nine and Ten Seven towns participated in Round 9: Bethel, Canton, Fairfield, … 2838 2820 Equity and Justice Clean Energy Lessons Learned from Solarize Campaigns in Connecticut … Feb 18, 2019 Lessons Learned from …
… ever-skeptical realism, but at VERGE, it was hard not to get swept up in cautious optimism. From attending sessions and talking with participants, I noticed two major trends that could … skills in programing, analysis, and visualization, accompanied by discussions on ethics and lessonsfrom practitioners in the field. Outside-the-box innovation Many of the most … the vision of putting a person on the moon in the 1960s. A representative from an aerospace company spoke proudly of plans for a network of drones and helicopters that could pick …
… excess power sent back to the grid. After the introduction of DER, the Palmetto State went from having virtually no solar energy to having an installed capacity of 591 megawatts (MW). … that led to four challenges specific to Solarize campaigns in South Carolina and examines lessons learned. Main findings from Surveys Several findings emerged from our web-based … side of the street to the other, homes are sometimes served by either a different utility company or by a co-op. Every co-op has rules regarding solar and very few of them are eager, …
… entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders who believe in an inclusive and socially responsible economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual … the double bottom line? What about the environmental side of the equation? In 2013, the first shades of green began to emerge in the SOCAP curricula. Lindsay Smalling, director of … broader planetary scale, our solutions will have to use larger levers. We have to move away from treating “big” investing as synonymous with “corporate” or “mainstream” investing. The …
… or Social Benefit Bonds, have been gaining significant traction during the past several years as a way to entice private capital to help address challenging social problems. There … recidivism. Now, a group called Blue Forest Conservation is exploring one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the … results instead of services. This ultimately shifts the risk of a successful intervention from taxpayers to private investors, who are compensated for this risk. However, these …
… Plastics in our oceans are only a problem because plastic gets to our oceans in the first place. In countries with the highest levels of pollution, neighborhoods often have no … traction: land for landfills is limited, legislation on plastics is tightening, pressures from civil society are mounting, and the quantity of garbage produced is only growing. No … goods sector, among many others (tires, shoes, etc.), is experiencing pressure to move from conventional packaging to more innovative packaging that keeps products safe without …
… in 2010. Jambeck’s findings suggested that among the top 20 polluting countries, 19 are from the global South; among the top 10, eight are from Asia. China is the biggest polluter. … and use of all non-recyclable multilayered plastic to be phased out” within two years of their enactment. Moreover, they required “all brands and suppliers of plastic … since the supply chain now must run in both directions—to consumers, and back to the company. African nations : Kenya implemented one of the toughest plastic bag bans in the …
… rather than a renewable alternative . But this isn’t always the story. In the last six years, Connecticut residents have installed 16,200 heat pumps supported by utility grants. … Figure 1: Heat pump installations in Connecticut supported by a grant from United Illuminating and Eversource in the period 2012 through 2017. Top: Heat pump … in 1,606 responses suitable for further analysis. This blog post discusses some findings from this survey . The window of opportunity for replacement The primary heating and cooling …
… the environmental impact of the notoriously dirty fashion industry. Hand Me Up's cofounders from left to right: Jatin Batra (SOM ‘19), Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), and Cyndi Chen … orders and continue to grow." - Monika Dharia, cofounder of GreenGear GreenGear Supply Company, co-founded by Russell Heller (YC ‘19), Monika Dharia (Duke) and Alan Yu (Brown), … ponchos from a sugar-based bioplastic. Recent reports estimate that the use of plastic is responsible for approximately 8% of the world’s oil consumption and is expected to rise to …
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