Law, Politics & Government

Christiana Figueres Receives 2020 Honorary Degree

Monday, May 18, 2020

The Center would like to express our deepest congratulations to Christiana Figueres, an internationally recognized leader on global climate change,  who will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to signal her achievement and immense contribution to environmental and social activism.  As executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, she worked across national boundaries and competing interests to galvanize nearly two hundred countries as parties to the Paris Agreement.  

In 2016 at an event hosted by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Ms. Figueres discussed the urgent new phase necessary in the fight to curb global warming.  She also joined Center Director Dan Esty to discuss  the Paris Climate Agreement in a studio interview.  Click here to view their discussion. 

To read more about Ms.Figueres accomplishments, click here

Congratulations to Ms. Figueres and the rest of the class of 2020! 

Serve to Lead Interview with Dan Esty

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Center Director Dan Esty spoke with James Strock from Serve to Lead about A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future. They discussed the breakdown of bipartisan consensus in U.S. environmental politics and the changing nature of environmental leadership in the 21st century. 

To listen to the podcast, click here or click on the link below: 

https://servetolead.org/daniel-esty-podcast/

Farm Food Facts with Dan Esty

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Center Director Dan Esty spoke with Phil Lempert of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance on their podcast Farm Food Facts. They discuss A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future which brings together the insights of 40 of the biggest and best ideas in sustainability and the environment that are grounded in sound science, specifically focusing on the agricultural sector.

To listen to the podcast, click here or click on the link below: 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/282590/2537773-dan-esty-a-better-planet-author-and-yale-professor

40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future, with Daniel Esty

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Center Director Dan Esty recently spoke with Daniel Raimi from Resources for the Future on their podcast program. They discuss A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future and reflect on best practices from history to develop novel ideas for the future around sustainability.

To listen to the podcast, click here or click on the link below:

https://www.resourcesmag.org/resources-radio/40-big-ideas-sustainable-future-daniel-esty.

Center Director Dan Esty Participates in State Street's ESG Forum

Friday, December 6, 2019

Center Director Professor Dan Esty participated in State Street’s ESG Forum earlier this fall. The forum, held in Boston, brought together experts in ESG investing and explored the challenges and opportunities faced by investors in the era of climate change.

Professor Esty spoke on The Transition to a Low-Carbon World panel. Other panelists included Jay Koh, CEO of The Lightsmith Group; Bridget Realmuto LaPerla, Head of ESG Research at State Street Associates; and Nathalie Wallace, ESG Strategist at State Street Global Advisors. The panelists discussed the current state of climate investing and what new opportunities lie ahead. The highlight reel from the forum can be found here: http://www.statestreet.com/events/statestreetlive/stt-live-esg-forum-2019.html.

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