… uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy has established programs to support … In other states, such as Illinois, soil health programs are used by state agencies and conservation districts to achieve goals such as nutrient pollution reduction. Soil health is … and farmers can all find common ground. Across the country, community groups are calling for the creation of soil health programs in their states. In response to this growing …
… 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 economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can …
… leaders and news reporters will rightly remain occupied by this health and economic crisis for the foreseeable future, we have chosen to publish this report because we also know that … and the Environment and Alex Daue, The Wilderness Society Executive Summary America’s federal public lands have been an important source of energy for over a century, along with … Wilderness Society Affiliates Download the Report File Download file Related Initiatives Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related Programs Clean Energy …
… schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues … would like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of …
… 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 forfinancing regenerative farms. It then details the three types of factors that make financing regenerative agriculture difficult: outdated financial models; difficult financial …
… to dramatically decrease energy consumption and by extension energy emissions. Using information from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECs), Houston's Climate Action Plan, and our own report on Pathways for Reducing Energy Burdens in Harris County, the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute … natural gas consumption and emissions. Furthermore, even with the increased demand for electricity from the heat pumps, electricity consumption also decreases by up to 38%, …
… private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in … of our policy framework These contributions support the use of this policy framework for companies, organizations, and policymakers. We also provide a supplementary theoretical framework and model for evaluating a carbon-charge program in the appendix. Additionally, we state that the …
… 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 … charging market. 2274 2239 2379 Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States … Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States Marissa Galizia (MBA '15, …
… used. RPSs have been unable to achieve 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 high solar penetration, for example, solar power generates electricity during the day, but fails to provide energy … Download the Report File Download file Areas of Focus Clean Energy Related Initiatives Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related Programs Clean Energy …
… This report documents the major challenges associated with designing adaptive financing products - and creating solutions that can reduce such barriers. It serves as a launch point for any organization beginning to think about creative financing solutions to disaster reconstruction. We hope it will inform and inspire such …