… technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this … significant potential for GRHs to support communities in emergencies while also providing sustainable revenue streams during non-emergency periods. In this report, we define the … and thus offer an enormous economic opportunity for both communities and developers. The provisions in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield …
… critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to … 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 … Authors Abbey Warner Master of Environmental Management 2021 Alumni Darya Wecker (Watnick) Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at The Nature Conservancy Master of Environmental …
… agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that 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 …
… This global study measures awareness and engagement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We hope these results provide insights into collaboration … their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for Advanced Management and Schlange & Co. 2195 2171 2380 Circularity Clean Energy Corporate …
… schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council forSustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues …
… Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems 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 Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus Whitney Mann (Master of …
… at more than 1000 geographic locations within the Eastern Interconnect of the United States for the years 2004-2006. This data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to help create a set of scenarios of future capital and variable costs associated with different electricity generating … cost assumptions used in other analyses and recent studies undertaken estimating the future costs of different technologies. Overall, these datasets and scenarios were used to …
… 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 … frame this insight in the context of contemporary economic literature on this subject. 2717 Sustainable Finance and ESG Internal Carbon Pricing: Policy Framework and Case Studies … …
… 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%, …
… is growing interest across various stakeholder groups in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur the incorporation of pollinator-friendly practices in future solar development. That role becomes clearer when we evaluate the social benefits …