by Shane Henson — June 1, 2012—The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently launched its fifth season of EDF Climate Corps, an innovative fellowship that places specially trained Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) students in companies, cities and universities to identify and assess cost-effective opportunities to save energy and reduce emissions.
This summer, 98 fellows from the nation’s top graduate programs will work in 88 organizations, including companies such as Boeing, Caterpillar, Facebook, Google and Verizon; public institutions such as the Boston and Chicago Public Schools, UNICEF, and the cities of Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Newark and San Francisco; and the America’s Cup Event Authority.
Working in concert with their respective organizations and companies, the fellows are empowered to uncover big and small opportunities that can improve energy efficiency. According to the EDF, since 2008, EDF Climate Corps fellows have identified energy-saving opportunities that could cut enough energy usage to power nearly 100,000 homes a year; avoid the annual carbon emissions of 200,000 cars; and save more than $1 billion in net operating costs over the project lifetimes.
