… student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further … dairy but creates very little GHG emissions and uses a fraction of land and water resources to produce, coupled with a low incidence of allergic reaction compared to nut- and … at CBEY and Tsai CITY. Cass Walker-Harvey , Executive Director at First Southwest Community Fund Charissa Rujanavech (MEM ‘13), Creator of Liam, Apple’s first automated …
… a moonshot has also entered rhetoric around climate change. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and billionaire-politician Michael Bloomberg … government. The opposition to climate change is a different story, particularly in the UnitedStates. Many people don’t just oppose climate action; they deny that climate change is a …
… Today, the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and … want to advance their careers as well as the transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and more utilities to rethink the traditional … of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the rise of the prosumer. Excitement about new opportunities and … of external firms can help utilities unlock the potential of behind-the-meter resources while delivering better customer experiences. Translating data into actionable …
… 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 going back to the shrimp. … for reduced emissions, she didn’t just see an interesting scientific finding. She saw a business opportunity. Researchers had documented the methane-reducing effects of different … Foods , Raise Green , and Stake . She told me that she would like to see a more intentional communityfor entrepreneurs who’ve made it through the early stages of developing an idea …
… Introduction of Solarize and SEEDS II Solarize is a unique community-based program that leverages peers and social networks to encourage residential solar adoption through a group pricing strategy. Solarize campaigns … In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment, the SEEDS II team consists of the nationally recognized …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created an improved version of the … 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 concepts … will support students through the process of hatching a new idea. Students will work with a community of passionate, similarly minded peers, while also learning from knowledgeable …
… passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also known as the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) program, which created a net-metering system permitting residential and … Q3 of 2018, SmartPower facilitated a series of pilot programs in SC. Through on-the-ground community outreach, engagement of solar ambassadors and community leaders in Solarize … best efforts, the South Carolina Solarize campaigns underperformed compared to other states. This post analyzes the results from the web-based surveys as well as the energy …
… at SOCAP, spearheaded an Oceans Track . Leading startups and investors highlighted business models in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, as well as reef restoration, to … to be a continuous intellectual gap regarding awareness that where there is a natural resource issue, there is always a social issue. “The reality is that when you have a deep … . But this paradigm is starting to shift within SOCAP and in the broader-impact investing community. Seven years after the Oceans Track was introduced, I had the honor of …
… capital to help address challenging social problems. There have been eight PFP deals in the UnitedStates so far – with $80 million invested. To date, these financial instruments have focused … is part of an online publication produced in partnership between the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this …