… is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar … of providing more detail on the localized impacts of this practice. Research is needed to better understand the panel efficiency gains and potential private benefits, as well as the …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) …
… For the world to meet the Paris Agreement goals, every company and organization should take … goal—net-zero emissions by 2050—to the level of an organization? This report defines four ways to make a net-zero commitment clear to an organization’s stakeholders: What scope … Defining Net-Zero … Defining Net-Zero Peter Boyd Casey R. Pickett (MBA '11, Master of Environmental Management '11) For the world to meet the Paris Agreement goals, every company …
… benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or … traditionally dominated discussions about solar-agricultural land use. People often feel forced to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural … While Protecting Farmland introduces agrivoltaics and highlights the various agricultural, environmental, ecological, and economic benefits that these systems can generate. This …
… From seaweed farming to oyster cultivation, our coasts represent some of the world’s most dynamic and vital regions of food production. … aquaculture and regenerative agriculture methods have garnered attention in recent years for their potential to combat climate change, enhance food system resilience, and promote worker and community wellbeing. Despite these shared stories of hope, marine-based foods and land-based agriculture are often considered and …
… This report explores this so-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV … in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the … Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States Marissa Galizia (MBA '15, Master of Environmental Management '15) Eitan Hochster (MBA '16, Master of Environmental Management …
… success of Solarize rests on a few key components. This guidebook clearly maps the process for any town, or individual, interested in solarizing their community. Clean Energy Equity and Justice Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar … Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar …
… Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for Investing in Nascent Climate Technologies … From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and … often depends on the development of advanced technologies in areas such as renewable resources, energy efficiency and storage, and carbon removal. This report refers to such … investor capacity to effectively evaluate, select, and fund nascent climate technologies Better aligning risk and return metrics with investor capabilities and start-up needs …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve … in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable energy systems and perform diligence for specific jurisdictions. The off-grid model presented here is replicable … Joe Boland 2 , Caroline Heilbrun 1 , Helena Lam 1 , Steve Yannacone 1 1 Yale School of the Environment 2 Yale College Download the Report File Download file Areas of Focus Clean …
… a product provides to you, does it matter to you whether many others also use that product? For many products, the answer is yes. This simple idea that there are additional benefits … importance of network effects in settings where the services provided are based on a platform, with a focus on electricity. We discuss several classic examples of network effects … electricity context. About the Authors About the Authors Kenneth Gillingham Professor of Environmental & Energy Economics at Yale School of the Environment Faculty Marten Ovaere …