FDCE is a 10-month admissions-based online certificate program at Yale that trains and connects rising leaders to catalyze an equitable transition to a clean economy. These next few months, the Forum features policy memos authored by current learners.
The Our Nation in Transition online webinar series will focus on how a just clean energy transition can continue under the new US administration. This first session will focus on how we can continue to amplify and address environmental justice issues in...
We have invited participants in the Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program to serve as "ambassadors" – people who can give first-hand accounts of what it's like to be in the program. Read more about our current Ambassadors here.
As conversations surrounding energy infrastructure dominate public and governmental discourse, nuclear power has emerged as a focal point as a result of its potential to provide stable, low carbon energy. With this in mind, students from the Yale Schmidt Program organized a visit to Connecticut’s Millstone Power Station. The visit...
After almost a decade in the U.S. Army, Hackett Landefeld ’24 used his time at SOM to pivot into a new role in clean energy development. Read the full article from Yale's School of Management here.
With billions in investment flowing to GOP districts, Donald Trump’s plans to repeal clean energy tax credits face Republican resistance. In an e360 interview, political scientist Leah Stokes, who helped craft U.S. climate law, talks about the new politics of renewable energy. Read the full interview on Yale e360 here.
The 2024 Yale Clean Energy Conference held a sense of purpose and momentum...participants left not only with new knowledge but also with renewed motivation to tackle the urgent challenges of the clean energy transition. The dynamic exchange of ideas—from innovative technologies to policy insights—underscored the need for bold action, collaboration...
Harrison Meyer's journey through Yale's YSE/SOM joint degree program and beyond
The YSE/SOM joint degree allowed Harrison to build his own path—he was able to take his work out of the theoretical and into the real world of climate tech.
It came with a flexibility that allowed him to immerse...
Even the oil and gas industry can’t deny the attraction of clean energy. Plentiful wind and solar in West Texas have enabled oil and gas operators to adopt renewables as the best option for electrification. Over the next twenty years, West Texas is expected to undergo massive load growth. This...
To: Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia Problem to Solve: Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 Australia’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, with an intermediate step targeting a 43% emissions reduction by 2030, necessitates the rapid expansion of renewable energy sources. The technical capacity of Australia’s wind...
To: Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board; and Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy The growing problem of Solar Waste India’s ambitious targets of installing 280 GW of solar energy by 2070 are vital for its decarbonization goals and transition to a clean energy future.i As of November 2024, installed...