… 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 …
… Can Ecosystem Services Valuation Bring Additional Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Industry? 2796 6778 … and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient … 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 …
… is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … solar or pre-existing agricultural land uses. To conduct a cost-benefit analysis of these three land uses in Minnesota, we developed a solar project finance model alongside a farm … 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 …
… outsized expectations, both investors and farmers have struggled to find the right partner for their goals. This issue brief examines the varying definitions of regenerative agriculture, and proposes our own as a foundation for financing regenerative farms. It then details the three types of factors that make financing regenerative agriculture difficult: outdated …
… 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 … the middle of the 50 states 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 …
… holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 … Drawing from interviews with key stakeholders and a literature review, the report outlines three primary avenues—financial tools, addressing structural gaps, and capacity …
… So you’ve decided you want to be more than just a company. You want to have a positive impact on society, promote corporate social responsibility, and use the power of business for higher purposes of social good. Now you’re wondering how this whole process works. Don’t … worldwide. 2675 Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" … An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Abi Barnes (Master of Environmental …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought … a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability. Key Points Large commercial and small industrial operations can utilize …
… When considering the benefits 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 … several classic examples of network effects that are especially useful for clarifying how and when network effects benefit customers. These examples are used to discuss the potential …