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Building Food System Resilience Through Urban Agriculture

Energy Innovation

Both urban agriculture and peri-urban agriculture, which takes place on the outskirts of cities, can contribute to regional food supply and shorten supply chains, enhancing both community control and resilience of food systems. The report explores recent efforts to increase food system resilience, comparing them to past efforts.

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NeighborWorks America: Sustainability Improvements Help Build Larger Community Resilience

Green Business Bureau

Leaders in Housing Development Training and Community Resilience. and Puerto Rico, NeighborWorks America is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to achieve housing affordability and community resilience across the nation. Building Community Resilience for a Secure Future.

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Coronavirus Slows US Microgrid Market Despite Growing Need for Resilience

GreenTechMedia

microgrid market since 2016, with only 58 megawatts of projects on the books, according to WoodMac’s survey of projects of at least 100 kilowatts in size. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into U.S. The first half of 2020 was the slowest for the U.S. and Eastern Seaboard.

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California Seeks to Shift Major Battery Incentive Toward Fire, Blackout Resiliency

GreenTechMedia

On Wednesday, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision ( PDF ) that would shift the majority of SGIP’s roughly $815 million budget through 2024 away from standard behind-the-meter battery systems and toward its “equity resilience budget.”

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. Resilience Thinking and Sustainability.

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U.S. Exceeds 5M Solar Installations Says SEIA

Solar Industry

The United States has exceeded 5 million solar installations, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, coming eight years after the country reached its one million installation milestone in 2016. Systems in the research included residential, business and utility-scale projects.

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Rebooting Britain: Creating a sustainable, resilient, low carbon economy

Business Green

As the world rebuild from the Covid-19 pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to create a fairer, more resilient, low carbon society, writes BT's chief digital impact & sustainability officer, Andy Wales. BT has led on climate action for over 25 years and in June, we pledged our support for a green recovery - announcing two new initiatives.