Kat Friedrich
Yale Center for Business and the Environment
Kat Friedrich is a news editor at Yale Center for Business and the Environment. In collaboration with graduate students and staff, she is expanding the articles, graphics and videos published by Clean Energy Finance Forum and Conservation Finance Network. She is a former mechanical engineer with graduate training in journalism and environmental studies.
Can electrification short-circuit the Utility Death Spiral?
What if utilities could rekindle their profits while protecting the environment? Read More
Why ARPA-E is essential for U.S. energy innovation
The federal agency has a mission of overcoming long-term, high-risk barriers to developing energy technologies. Read More
Investors can calm western wildfires
A new network has bonded together to use finance to weaken the devastation of forest fires. Read More
Can urban forests cultivate sustainable healthcare?
An unprecedented research project is correlating medical data about more than 4 million Kaiser Permanente subscribers with their proximity to trees and green spaces. Read More
Want to reap cash from your land? Try protecting it
The Land Degradation Neutrality Fund knows how to get private capital investments for sustainable land management. Read More
Dirt Capital seeds financing for ecological farms
Former Goldman Sachs real estate developer pivots to help small sustainable farmers buy land. Read More
D.C. stormwater credit could be a role model for other cities
The nation's capital seeks to control flooding with help from its credit-trade system. Read More
Measuring the impact of conservation investing just got easier
New software breaks down the performance of financial investments in environmental conservation. Read More
Could secondary markets help companies pay for energy efficiency?
A behind-the-scenes glimpse of how investors are evaluating evolving financing options for beefing up energy performance. Read More
