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Peers sought to build urban resilience platform

Envirotec Magazine

UN-Habitat’s Urban Resilience Hub has defined urban resilience as “the measurable ability of any urban system, with its inhabitants, to maintain continuity through all shocks and stresses, while positively adapting and transforming toward sustainability” and a key part of that ability will be technological. Best practice.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Now, investors are beginning to wake up to the threat of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss and we’re beginning to see examples of action by means of both carrots — such as sustainability-linked loans tied to biodiversity-related metrics — and sticks such as the one which Nordea whacked JBS with. . Finance & Investing.

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Peak Permian Oil Production May Arrive Much Sooner Than Expected

DeSmogBlog

The North American oil market has been grossly overcapitalized, which is not sustainable.”. Tags: Peak Permian fracking finances Permian Basin Shale fracking Read time: 9 mins In mid-January, Adam Waterous, who operates the private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, made a prediction about the crown jewel of the U.S.

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Efficient Tactics for Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint During a Move

The Environmental Blog

These practices not only cater to Earth’s well-being but also cater to our health and finances. By adopting sustainable practices during relocation, we’re not just decluttering our lives but also championing a sustainable future. Consider the moving process, too. But what if we could rewrite this narrative?

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Managing risk, achieving impact: Linking sovereign debt with climate and nature targets

Business Green

Sustainability-linked sovereign bonds can help promote economic resilience and a much-needed sustainable recovery to Covid-19, according to the World Bank's Fiona Stewart and Samantha Power. According to JP Morgan, global issuance of sustainability-linked bonds could reach $120-$150bn in 2021 - compared with $8.9bn in 2020.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” it stated, adding: Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity. Finance & Investing.

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COP27: New Global Adaptation Agenda aims to establish climate resilience goals

Business Green

Of particular concern and focus is Africa, where the private finance share in the total financing of climate adaptation efforts is not more than three per cent, or $11.4bn. Seven times that amount will be needed annually until 2030.".