… In our first week of orientation of the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program, Yale … me to this program, to this place? As a lifelong city kid, I grew up knowing only a few green places - my Mom’s garden and my local nature preserve, the North Park Village Nature Center. The Nature Center has been my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned … and others, perform research and conduct life cycle analysis to determine the best way to set up a circular supply chain for Lo & Sons’ bags. The process will be student-driven, with …
… of my neck stinging after the faux pas, I turned around and noticed two young women wearing green Fridays for Future t-shirts. I went up to them and introduced myself, curious to hear … the list of events at the Nature+ Pavilion, one immediately caught my eye. The World Resources Institute’s Land & Carbon Lab was developing a first-of-its-kind monitoring system … to restore their lands. @restoreforward This innovative project also means that carbon markets can be more accurately designed and that philanthropy organizations funding …
… with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green chemistry, That put him, me and three Yale students on the stage with Martin … words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … Shopify are investing in new startups to bring down the cost of carbon removal and create a marketfor it. Of course, not all the solutions they fund might work, but as companies with …
… innovative action driven by ambition. And throughout Day 3 of my time at COP26, I heard stories that made me ponder the role of ambition in innovation. At the Japanese pavilion, I … inspiration she was to a generation of folks committed to fighting the climate crisis. Of course, news spreads fast, and on my fairly long sprint to the pavilions, several others had … a case to make for ambition when it comes to innovation, with the understanding that merely setting a goal isn’t enough. The next step from ambition is taking action to look outside …
… to a system. Within regenerative innovation, the focus is on how we think of and understand ourselves as part of a complex system. In a series of slides, Ms. Milan talked about the … being formed and innovative mechanisms that allowed for the acceleration of clean energy. Green hydrogen featured heavily on the agenda, with speakers talking about how innovation in … and virtually), we’ve been able to create values for clients and help create a new set of ideas to tackle the climate crisis. I encourage you to seek out opportunities to chat …
… Decarbonization and a net zero future will require transformative leaps in clean energy investment and innovation, according to a recent report by … of $4 trillion by 2030 if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business … for policy changes, including aat COP26. The event drew me in with its title – “Innovating Our Way to Net-Zero: How Startups Can Solve the Climate Crisis.” Being the Environmental …
… supported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and the planet, giving two $10,000 awards annually. This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, … winners of this year's grants,” said Sobotka. “We look forward to tracking the progress of GreenBowl and WovX as their ideas take shape." 7888 Environmental Innovation Equity and …
… for a team of students to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I … key subsector verticals, and summarizes its focus with the mantra of: (1) Winning the (Green) Home, (2) winning the (Green) Office, and (3) winning the (Green) Roads. These … such “mature” capital solutions with those found in sustainable finance, including greenbonds, property-assessed clean energy (“PACE”), government and multilateral development …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is delighted to welcome three new members to its Advisory … planetary problems. Alexandra Cooley (MEM/MBA ’12) is the Chief Investment Officer at Greenworks Lending from Nuveen. Since graduating from Yale, Ali has been developing and … to communities in support of inclusive sustainable infrastructure projects. Over the course of her career, Nicole has worked to advance energy justice, grid modernization, and …