Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
Industrial ecology and green design are key to addressing many of the sustainability challenges posed by ever-increasing industrial production.In this LC, students study the energy and materials used in industry, and develop strategic approaches to the design, use, and re-use of materials.
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Center for Industrial Ecology (CIE)
Leading the way in an emerging field, the Center for Industrial Ecology focuses research, teaching, and outreach on how resources are converted to products, the pollution that comes from these processes, and opportunities to reduce resource use and pollution.
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Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale
Taking sustainability to the molecular level, the Center supports chemists and engineers whose scientific and technological breakthroughs are crucial to the future success of the human economy.
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Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY)
CBEY educates and inspires interdisciplinary leaders through business solutions to systemic environmental problems.
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry in the News
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YSE Study Finds Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels
A recent YSE-led study published in Nature Communications found that the total indirect emissions from the supply of chain of electric vehicles pale in comparison to the same indirect emissions from fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
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A Marketplace Solution to Burning Crop Stubble Earns YSE Team Top Honors
YSE students win international prize for new digital app that allows farmers to sell crop byproducts instead of burning them.
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YSE at COP26: Students, Faculty Make An Impact at UN Climate Summit
From speaking on panels to taking part in critical decision-making, students and faculty from the Yale School of the Environment played a major role at this year's COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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