… environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to prevent the extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure … solar power systems that last 400% longer than the competition but cost only 15% more. Mesa Foods : This healthy, plant-based dehydrated foods startup primarily targets backpackers and … This will help to quantify and to build an understanding of the public health implications from heat stress. CBEY is incredibly thankful to the judges who helped select the …
… Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. “Moonshot” is an extreme … It requires deep, systemic change in the ways that human society produces and uses energy, food, and consumer goods. It will require a re-thinking of how we design buildings, cities, …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy. With a cohort of 75 online learners from 10 countries, the year-long program is designed for working professionals committed to … to address the world’s most complex problems.” The curriculum was built by faculty from CBEY's two home institutions —the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and …
… technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional electric grid from the supply side to the demand side, and everywhere in between. With the lines blurring … also revealed concerns within the industry about the challenges and slow pace of moving from pilot project to full-scale deployment to wider customer adoption. This tension gave … partners have been working to get smart thermostats into homes but only about 15% of U.S. households have adopted this technology to date. Meanwhile, by some estimates, smart …
… grabbed a handful of reddish orange seaweed. She described how these two organisms would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the seaweed, and the seaweed would in turn filter the water … that’s main purpose is to reduce GHG emissions,” she said. “It’s not only about upgrading your facilities or marketing a product to consumers that’s a little bit better than it was …
… volunteer leadership (“solar ambassadors”) who are passionate about solar energy. The Yale Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II team has designed, implemented … field trials. The SEEDS II team wants to understand two effects: the rates at which households of various income levels adopt solar, and how different types of messaging … 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, …
… has led to global warming and local air pollution. As a dual degree student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management , I spend … 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 … new opportunities and avenues for change. Outside-the-box innovation is necessary to move from business as usual to a more sustainable path. I’ve been thinking about these two …
… 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). … shared solar projects. Residential solar implies onsite PV arrays that supply power to one household. Community shared solar can be described as a PV array where the electricity … the patchwork service territories create particular challenges, as customers at outreach events often get their energy from diverse sources despite living in the same town. The …
… economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for … 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 … Network. The new website for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG …
… 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 … normally burn up. USFS spending on fire suppression leads to less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This … for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Impact …