by AngelHsu | Aug 20, 2015
The growth of urban areas causes a range of stresses to the environment both within and beyond city limits. Through the conversion of land to built-up urban areas, biodiversity can be lost as habitats for species become fragmented (McKinney, 2008); local climates can...
by AngelHsu | Aug 20, 2015
In collaboration with the New Climate Institute, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the government of Norway, the Yale Data-driven Environmental Solutions Group is authoring a report examining the impact of renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing...
by AngelHsu | Aug 20, 2015
As countries negotiate the next climate agreement, due in December 2015 at the Paris COP 21, there is growing attention to the actions and initiatives that non-state and sub-state actors – including cities, regions, private companies, countries, and civil...
by AngelHsu | Aug 20, 2015
The CT Greenbank and the Yale Environmental Performance Index are collaborating to develop a scorecard to assess municipal support for clean energy technologies in Connecticut. The scorecard will enable local governments to measure how much their programs support the...
by AngelHsu | Aug 20, 2015
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a biennial ranking of how well countries perform on high-priority environmental issues, including air quality, climate change and energy, forests and fisheries. The 2014 EPI is the tenth iteration of the leading global...
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