… $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and cooling markets and technologies. The winners of this year’s grant, … promise to help expand the market for RTTs, which remains hobbled by unfavorable economics, low public awareness, lack of affordable financing, and an immature industry. Join us at … calculator for clean heating and cooling technologies. This tool, still under development, presents a common, regional platform for homeowners to compare clean technologies against …
… cost-effectively, it can be useful to rearrange our mental furniture and reconsider standard practices and business as usual. This presentation provides an overview of key principles of integrative whole-systems design and … Integrative design seeks technical, economic and organizational synergies to achieve low cost of ownership and reduced environmental impacts. Best practice examples demonstrate …
… to data mapping using CartoDB. This workshop is intended for all students who are interested in how to use CartoDB to visualize and present spatial data in a compelling way. … - CartoDB is a simple to use tool with powerful applications. The dynamic interface allows users to create maps that change to reflect the latest data, making it ideal for … - CartoDB is a simple to use tool with powerful applications. The dynamic interface allows users to create maps that change to reflect the latest data, making it ideal for …
… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and commoditize renewable … these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs are becoming more acute. In areas of … research team proposes a new policy framework called the value-based renewable portfolio standard, or VRPS. The currency of a VRPS is the value of renewable energy credit, or VREC, …
… Join Black Farmer Fund's Program Director Melanie Allen in a conversation with CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to learn more about this new initiative. Melanie will discuss the ways the … Black Farmer Fund's Program Director Melanie Allen in a conversation with CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to learn more about this new initiative. Melanie will discuss the ways the …
… of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working with governments to solve deforestation? How are companies balancing the needs of different stakeholders, especially local …
… is excited to host Mark A. Davis for a lecture this spring. Mark Davis is the founder and President of WDC Solar, Inc., a minority-owned solar installation company located in Washington, D.C. that aims to ensure low-income communities have a stakeholder interest in the solar industry. Mr. Davis in … conjunction with the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility ("DCSEU"), created a low-income solar program designed to offer free solar systems to low-income residents who …
… disparities, and the impacts of a warming planet. Can investment be strategically and responsibly deployed to these communities to simultaneously address these distinct yet … of the climate crisis and related challenges. The discussion will be moderated by CBEY fellow Namrita Kapur and feature the following panelists: B. Suzi Ruhl, Senior Research Scientist at Elevate Policy Lab Jazmine da …
… has seen tremendous growth and has emerged as a viable option in the global transition to a low-carbon world. As a subset of the broader $0.6 tn identified unlabeled sustainable and … us on a 2C pathway is still far from clear, given the current evolving nature of market standards related to disclosure, definition of greenness, climate impact reporting and overall … equity (listed/unlisted; and passive/active strategies)? If these considerations, are addressed by market participants, then green fixed income instruments have the potential to …
… Featuring: Bill Parsons, Chief of Staff to Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Reed E. Hundt (YC, '69, Law '74), Coalition for Green … behind the innovative clean energy finance concept of Green Banks. Green Banks provide low-cost financing for clean energy projects in partnership with private investors. They reduce the cost of capital to lower the price of clean energy and leverage public dollars with greater private investment. …