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  1. new cars lined up outside of a Tesla dealership
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    Elon Musk’s Partisan Political Activities Resulted in Over 1 Million Fewer Tesla Sales

    October 30, 2025

    YSE Economists Kenneth Gillingham and Matt Kotchen were part of a Yale team that analyzed the “Musk partisan effect” on the company’s U.S. sales.

  2. Fred Smith boarding a FedEx cargo plane
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    In Memoriam: Celebrating the Legacy of Fred Smith ’66, CEO and Founder of FedEx and Champion of Carbon Capture Research at Yale

    June 30, 2025

    Frederick W. “Fred” Smith ’66, the founder and long-time chair of the FedEx Corporation, passed away on June 21, 2025. Smith is remembered as a passionate supporter of Yale and as the champion of a groundbreaking partnership with FedEx that established the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC).

  3. a very large mound of discarded clothes
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    Can Smart Policy Efforts Lead to a Greener Fashion Industry?

    April 7, 2025

    The fashion industry accounts for as much as 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Academic and policy experts discussed legislative initiatives that could help it become more sustainable at a recent Yale School of the Environment panel discussion.

  4. Vanham and Hoffman
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    How to Rev Up One of the Greatest Engines of Sustainability

    November 14, 2024

    During a recent visit to the School of the Environment, André Hoffmann, vice-chair of the global healthcare company Roche, and business journalist Peter Vanham discussed their new book, The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity & Sustainability.

  5. Aerial image of a container ship in port
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    Greening Global Trade

    September 6, 2023

    For the past 15 months, Professor Daniel Esty has been co-leading the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project at the World Trade Organization. In advance of Climate Week NYC, he discusses how international trade can, in fact, be remade to support sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon future.

  6. Smokestack billowing smoke into the air, with an inset of the Supreme Court building
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    How Will the Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Affect Climate Goals and What Are the EPA’s Options?

    July 1, 2022

    YSE’s Rob Klee, former Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, examines the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision limiting the EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. 

  7. Elaine Lac holding the Kroon Cup in front of Kroon Hall
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    Kroon Cup Winner Elaine Lac Recognized for Building Strong YSE Community

    June 6, 2022

    With a background in community organizing and experience as an international Peace Corps volunteer, Lac devoted countless hours at the Yale School of the Environment working to bring communities of people together.

  8. Jinali Mody
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    YSE Student’s Line of Alternative Leather Consumer Goods Wins Startup Yale Sustainability Prize

    May 19, 2022

    Aatma Leather, co-founded by Yale School of the Environment student Jinali Mody, will manufacture cruelty-free, plant-based leather products, such as belts, shoes, and handbags, from fruit and crop waste.

  9. Akshyah Krishnakumar
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    YSE Class of ’22: Akshyah Krishnakumar Seeks to Make Change from the Inside

    May 10, 2022

    Akshyah Krishnakumar is seeking to achieve clean energy goals by working from the inside — starting with the fourth largest corporation in the world.

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    Report: Businesses Should Play Key Role in Addressing Environmental and Social Issues

    March 1, 2022

    The Center for Business and the Environment’s just-released study of 2,035 global business students found students increasingly believe that business leaders and the private sector should play a vital role in addressing environmental sustainability and social issues.

  11. Illustration showing interconnected industrial systems
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    The Center for Industrial Ecology: Pathfinders in Life Cycles and Resource Reuse

    February 7, 2022

    This is the first in a special series that takes an in-depth look at Yale School of the Environment’s Centers, Programs, and Initiatives. This month’s focus is on the Center for Industrial Ecology, which seeks not only to advance our understanding of the environmental impacts of production and consumption on an international scale, but also to be part of tangible solutions.

  12. The Project BuyBy team of students
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    A Marketplace Solution to Burning Crop Stubble Earns YSE Team Top Honors

    December 10, 2021

    YSE students win international prize for new digital app that allows farmers to sell crop byproducts instead of burning them.

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    Environmental Fellows Share Impassioned Commitment to Justice

    November 29, 2021

    The nine YSE graduate students and recent graduates in the 2021 Environmental Fellows program have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share the same impassioned commitment to their environmental work.

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    Recent Grads Partner with Regenerative Agriculture Initiative on Innovative Soil Health Policy Guide

    November 19, 2021

    Abbey Warner ’21 MEM and Darya Watnick ’21 MEM of the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative worked with dozens of practitioners and experts in farming and policymaking on a guide that gives practical advice for developing meaningful soil health policy and programs.

  15. photo of an industrial ecosystem
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    YSE Partners with World Bank on Identifying Industrial Symbiosis Opportunities

    November 11, 2021

    A new global platform, based on YSE’s research through the Center for Industrial Ecology, will help promote opportunities for reuse of waste material and other resources.