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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. I'm also a social entrepreneur, community organizer and now director of sustainability and resilience for the city of Orlando. Chris Castro. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00. I’m a second-generation Cuban-American from Miami.

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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy

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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy. The call for a more resilient, circular and low-carbon economic model has garnered support from a growing number of businesses and governments over the past few years, and appears today more relevant than ever. Risk & Resilience. Resilience. Jocelyn Bleriot.

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Latest designs for new £57m climate resilient West Sussex school released

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A planning application was submitted in August, which set out an ambitious sustainability agenda of climate resilience and Net Zero requirements, integrated into the design, including ultra-low carbon emissions, an acute focus on energy efficiency, insulation, on-site energy generation and zero use of fossil fuels in the running of the building.

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Global Fund for Coral Reefs blends opportunity and urgency to finance ocean resilience (Q&A)

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The post Global Fund for Coral Reefs blends opportunity and urgency to finance ocean resilience (Q&A) appeared first on ImpactAlpha. As the value of the world’s disappearing coral reefs becomes abundantly clear, so too does the value of techniques and.

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Urgent improvements in water security needed to achieve climate resilience, warns research group

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University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Report makes specific recommendations to increase resilience in water systems. New institutional models that improve water security will be critical for climate resilience.

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New report: automakers have secured less than a fifth of battery metals required for 2030 EV production

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When it comes to electrifying by the magic date of 2030, automakers talk a great game—but if you want to know which companies are serious about electrification, look into which ones are lining up supplies of critical battery minerals. T&E also examined automakers’ resilience to supply chain shocks. Poliscanova.

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Carbon-negative, climate-resilient home unveiled in the Bahamas

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Cement is responsible for 9% of global CO2 emissions, while the UN projects that three billion individuals will require housing by 2030. The firm says its aspiration is to break this link between development and pollution.