… Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong proclaimed that he was taking “one giant leap for mankind” as he … a moonshot has also entered rhetoric around climate change. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and billionaire-politician Michael Bloomberg have all used the word to describe what’s needed to prevent the planet from becoming uninhabitable. They should think bigger. …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in Financing and Deploying … 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 … nature of this program. “There is not one solution to climate change,” said Bourg-Meyer. “What we need, and what this program does, is bring together people with diverse expertise …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and … 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 … in the smart home, and ushers in the next generation of residential demand management (whatsome are calling virtual power plants or VPPs). The question is will it be utilities …
… 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. … seaweeds, but no one had a plan for introducing them to the market. “There was a gap on what to do next,” said Alexia. She had just started her Master’s in Public Health program, … 2621 Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSabin Stories: Symbrosia … Mar 06, 2019 Sabin Stories: Symbrosia Ben Soltoff (MBA '19, Master of …
… 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 … Solar: Does Messaging Matter? Retrieved February 19, 2019, from https://cbey.yale.edu/our-stories/accelerating-residential-solar-does-messaging-matter. HUD Rent and Income Limits. …
… New technology can change the course of history. In 1769, Scottish inventor James Watt created an improved version of the … who wonder not only “How is that possible?” but also “Why is that good?” And that’s exactly what the world needs. 2621 Environmental Innovation How Yale Students Can Engage with …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) with the introduction of net metering in … 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 … non-profit SmartPower to conduct a series of rigorous controlled field trials that explore what motivates residential solar installation. In 2017 and 2018, SEEDS II conducted Solarize …
… a resilient economy. But why should this event just emphasize the double bottom line? What about the environmental side of the equation? In 2013, the first shades of green began … 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 … and collaborations that start at SOCAP15. This article is the first in a series of three stories covering the conservation finance curriculum at SOCAP. It is part of an online …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … to repay investors with a portion of the independently measured and verified results. “What is a challenge for the USFS could be potentially a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for … support as the popularity of these investment vehicles continues to increase. On March 4, 2015, the bipartisan H.R. 1336 (the Social Impact Partnership Act ) was introduced. If …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste entersour oceans every year. Previous posts in thisseries detail how we … the Plastics Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste entersour oceans every year. Whatsteps are needed to solve the plastics problem? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental …