… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate … of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the selection of two to four well-matched cases (for information on matched comparisonssee George and Bennett, 2004) … The grant provided the researchers leverage to raise an additional $5,000 from a group of Yale donors interested in Social Enterprise and renewable energy. Photo from Tobias von der …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits … developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) reliability prediction model and 2) the “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem Maintenance Model.” The WT reliability prediction model was … and Applications Professor Khalil used the content of this research in three courses at the YaleSchool of Forestry & Environmental Studies: Air Pollution Control, Environmental Risk …
… Five Yalestudents designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity … technologies depends on farmers’ understanding of the technologies, their decision to adopt technology, and whether the technology is correctly used. Social science and marketing … Solutions Equity and Justice Participants Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Professor of Economics at YaleSchool of Management ahmed.mobarak@yale.edu … Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak … Low productivity …
… This report seeks to address the question of how an organization should design and implement an … is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … a policy framework of key decisions lessons learned from an examination of case studies on Yale University, Microsoft, Société Générale, Delta, and QANTAS Airlines in the context of …
… This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a … during disruptions to the electrical grid. As a group of master’sstudents at the YaleSchool of the Environment, we have identified significant potential for GRHs to support … and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut …
… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. … heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making … Solutions Participants George E. Newman Associate Professor of Management and Marketing at YaleSchool of Management george.newman@yale.edu … George E. Newman … The objective of this …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought … staff. Each state has its own policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples … identified by soil health policy experts. This guidebook was produced as part of The Yale Center for Business and the Environment’s ongoing Regenerative Agriculture Initiative . …
… The objective of this project was to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to … create economic incentives for private forest owners by drawing upon previously untapped sources of publicly derived funding. Project Outcomes Based on these findings, the … part of ongoing land management and research projects in the Quiet Corner Initiative at the YaleSchool of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Projects conducted through the courses …
… From seaweed farming to oyster cultivation, our coasts represent some of the world’s most dynamic … 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 …