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Call to ramp up joint action to get London’s rivers ‘climate-ready’

Envirotec Magazine

On average, 3km per year of rivers and other waterways have been restored in the capital since 2000, but the LRRG has set an ambitious target to increase that rate to 5km by 2025, which would restore one-third of London’s 640km of waterways by 2050. For more information on London Rivers Week 2023 events visit: [link]

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Utilities should embrace technology providers in AMP8

Envirotec Magazine

Utilities have now submitted to Ofwat their plans for the 2020-2025 price review, and the regulator is pushing for a step change in performance and investment – the value and cost efficiencies needed might be better achieved going directly to water technology companies for some solutions. That comes on top of the £5.2

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San Diego Airport Achieves Highest Rating by Airport Carbon Accreditation Program

CleanTech San Diego

conducting ridesharing services at SAN must meet an average fleetwide Greenhouse Gas Rating equivalent to the fuel efficiency of at least 52 miles per gallon by 2025. . Transportation Network Companies (Uber, Lyft, etc.)

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Striving for environmental balance: nutrient neutrality to futureproof the development pipeline

Envirotec Magazine

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England’s recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes built from 240,000 a year in 2018-19 to a projected 111,000 by 2025, awareness of nutrient pollution as a problem is becoming more widespread.

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A View of Climate Tech Trends through Elemental’s Portfolio Applicants

Elemental Excelerator

And John Doerr’s Speed & Scale framework shows we need technologies capable of removing at least 1 gigaton of CO2 per year by 2025, and 10 gigatons by 2050. Touching on everything from freshwater and stormwater management to flooding, companies focused on water access jumped 8% compared to 2019. Water: Access Spotlight.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

Additionally, the strengthened tax builds investments in spending accounts for operations, capital, and stormwater prevention and cleanup of toxic pollution of sites, explicitly allowing use of funds for affordable housing sites developments. One percent of this goes to community participation grants.

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Best of GBB in 2021: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

With the aim to become carbon neutral by 2025, Fjällräven supports emission reduction, renewable energy, and Gold Standard certified compensation projects, as part of their strategy for reducing and compensating for their carbon footprint. It is also through this reconnection with nature that mental and physical health is improved.