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Peers sought to build urban resilience platform

Envirotec Magazine

Nature-based urban resilience infrastructure in Milan, Italy. Isle’s technology consultant Sylvia Schuster explains why she believes managing the effects of climate change requires urban transformation. It is against this background that Isle set up its Urban Resilience Technology Approval Group (UR TAG) in 2019.

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New City Projects to be Sustainable

Climate 4.0

A newly announced plan to build a $4.5 The new cities should provide an economic net-positive for their nations, and they've been conceived as sustainable models of what modern urban planning should achieve. So no reason to throw cold water on these projects unless one has a better plan.

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Cities are growing faster and smarter, but can they go greener? We asked Siemens.

EDF + Business

You might not be thinking about smart cities, or how the company is working to accelerate technology innovation, eMobility, resilience, and urban sustainability. But that’s just what Martin Powell, the Global Head of Urban Development at Siemens, focuses on each and every day.

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Mearth Launches Endless Off-road Capabilities with the GTS Series

Mearth

The GTS Series durable and premium design also allows riders to drive through Australia’s urban paths and terrains with comfort and safety. It has a premium price tag, but in return, you can expect the most powerful and most robust built for its class. The Mearth GTS Series is the perfect companion wherever you go.

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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The ultimate disposal of trash is also a big obstacle provided the lack of planning of land-fills sites. Waste processing and treatment has an intense reliance on segregation of dross into multitudinous categories (biodegradable, recycling, bio-hazard, etc.). It permits exchange of information between several stakeholders involved. [4]

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The UK's Deposit Return Scheme: Delays, devolution, and the case for going digital

Business Green

The incompatibility of the Scottish DRS with the rest of the UK is a crucial flaw in the UK's current plans, and a point business and trade associations have long been urging governments to recognise. Devolved strategies out of sync. Without joined up thinking, the overall efficacy of the UK's future DRS will be severely undermined.

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What should public transit look like post-pandemic? Clean, comfy and electric

Clean Energy Canada

The wheels are in motion: cities including Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal have plans to electrify their fleets and stop purchasing diesel buses altogether by 2025 or earlier. And because bus electrification requires new approaches to route-planning and maintenance, transit agencies will also need to re-train and hire new staff.