… Started in 2012, Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services is a webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment. The … others, are addressed in the webinar series throughout the school year. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Nature’s …
… Building from recent research testing strategies and messages that are most conducive to solar adoption, this new project seeks to develop more effective ways to communicate with low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities about … to drive down the cost of solar electricity and support solar adoption. SunShot aims to make solar energy a low cost electricity source for all Americans through research and …
… goal of the funding is to support students in creating competitive commercial enterprises that market viable products, services, and projects while tackling some key environmental … is an urgent need for action 1 : Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste $20,000 will … viability? Is the idea financially and operationally sustainable? Does the theory of change make sense? Opportunity: Is there a need for the proposed solution and will customers pay …
… is predominantly based on fossil fuels and is hence a high-impact area. Based on the notion that the thermal market is regional rather than state bound, that viable business models can … renewable thermal project data for key stakeholders such as program administrators, policymakers, building owners, academia, manufacturers, Project engineers, installers, … initiatives. Contribute financially to the RTA. Please contact Stuart DeCew by email for more information. Register for the RTA distribution list here . Download our brochure ! …
… an opportunity to take advantage of the multidisciplinary experiences and skills that Yale University students possess. GreenLight hosts a series of ideation workshops with … Yale School of Management core curriculum. The Clients GreenLight clients are leaders from companies and organizations with a keen interest in the environment and natural resources. … in becoming a client? Sign up here and one of our leaders will reach out to you to learn more! The Students Businesses come to us with some of the gnarliest challenges they’re …
… interested community members about specific and often niche topics. This unique gathering that marries sustainable energy entrepreneurship discussions with a delightful meal. This isn't just another lunch meeting; …
… use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades that this tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component … of its processing facilities were in Indonesia. By 2009, the expansion of GAR and other companies had made Indonesia the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil … for rare rainforest species. Some palm plantations were created through slash and burn agriculture – fires in Indonesia in 1997-98 created dense smoke that choked a large portion …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and … However, oil palm cultivation had created social tensions as many rural inhabitants claimed that large plantation companies had violated traditional land rights. Indonesian land-use … and sell their CPO directly to China and India; countries which had shown no interest in sustainable palm oil. Finally, the Indonesian government’s displeasure with IPO and the NDPE …
… in 2010, and Trina had increased its sales in the country during 2009. But other module makers were also expanding their presence in the United States. Trina had to decide how it … module maker Sharp had bought Recurrent Energies and its pipeline of projects. Before that, the world’s largest module maker, First Solar, had bought a large developer. However, … makers had been fairly anonymous, but the rapid expansion of the market had led many of the companies to seek new ways to differentiate themselves. For example, Yingli had bought a …
… effect”. Since CO2 was a byproduct of the burning of fossil fuels, these models implied that human activity was a contributor to this increase in global temperature. During the … contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere, scientists at General Motors, the world’s largest automaker, had started looking at the greenhouse effect in the mid-1980s. The wide-ranging … to introduce more fuel efficient vehicles had run into resistance from consumers, oil companies and the government. While consumers generally indicated that they liked the idea …