Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd has called on the Treasury to launch a review into the cost of climate impacts and the value of investing in resilience measures, noting that current levels of funding for flood and coastal defenses are nowhere near where they should be. We need to plan, adapt and thrive to save lives and livelihoods.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A group of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW), in New South Wales, will lead a symposium on the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges on Antarctica, and what can be done to preserve the continent’s biodiversity in response to these threats.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Seagrass meadows produce large volumes of sediment that can build coral reef island shorelines, increasing the resilience of low-lying reef island nations to future sea level rise, according to new research. Seagrass meadows are biodiversity hotspots, slow climate change by storing carbon, and protect land from coastal erosion.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in maintaining healthy marine environments, fostering biodiversity, and mitigating climate change by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Land & Water cites a number of benefits accruing from the design of the new vehicle including the opportunities it presents to conduct precision planting.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

When people are sick, suffering and dying — with little certainty about when or how it will end — how can we be expected to focus on a project deadline, a business meeting or a PowerPoint presentation? Transparency leads to accountability, accountability drives innovation and innovation is key to resilience. An opportunity to adapt.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2023

However, we also know that before widespread monitoring began, the UK’s biodiversity had already been highly depleted by centuries of habitat loss, unsustainable farming practices, development, and persecution. As a result, due to human activity the UK now has less than half of its biodiversity remaining.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

George Monbiot's latest book, Regenesis , is the latest in a string of studies to warn how essentially extractive agricultural practices are damaging soils and biodiversity to such an extent that food security is being threatened. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

Your government has the opportunity to show global leadership, forging a path out of this crisis by putting a resilient economy, healthy communities, and a thriving natural world at the heart of the relief and recovery effort.".

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The agreement includes a number of environmental clauses, with Chapter 22 of the FTA published yesterday reaffirming the UK and Australia's commitment to protecting biodiversity and achieving the climate goals contained in the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn. It is not the first time the government has faced calls to step up its climate adaptation and resilience efforts.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2024

Drawing on examples from around the world, her speech and presentation - which touched on what regenerative agriculture, precision farming, and other sustainable practices can offer a pathway to a more sustainable future - can be watched back in full below.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Robbie Schingler presenting at Explore 2021 © 2021, Planet Labs Inc. These outputs can now support innovative and bespoke climate-resilient policy solutions for a variety of regions in Africa. . We are thrilled that our technology can support resilient management practices for complex global human-environment systems. .

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Palm oil can be a difficult topic due to unsustainable practices linked to the industry, such as deforestation, being some of the biggest contributors to habitat and biodiversity loss across the tropics - but it doesn't have to be that way," she said. "As We have a shared responsibility to halt deforestation," he said. "To

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

In a major speech later, Emma Howard-Boyd, who is also interim chair of the Green Finance Institute, will warn that severe climate impacts must be more thoroughly considered in the planning and delivery of infrastructure in order to bolster the nation's resilience to global warming.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This nine-month climate-biodiversity season kicks off with the opening of Biodiversity COP15 from 11th October, moves to the COP26 climate summit later in the month and completes with the second part of COP15 in May 2022. The same process is now starting for biodiversity. per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today a 600-page Review on the Economics of Biodiversity aims to similarly influence opinion on how best to turn the tide on the ongoing destruction of the natural world, which it warns threatens the wellbeing and livelihoods of humanity unless transformative action is urgently taken to address market and governmental failures.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Charity coalition's 2030 strategy aims to ramp up expansion of nature recovery areas to boost carbon storage, climate resilience, and connect more people with nature. The announcement comes ahead of the long-delayed COP15 UN Biodiversity Summit, which is due to take place in China later this year.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The 12 organisations which make up the Partners for Inclusive Green Economy have identified 10 core principles they argue should inform national and international recovery efforts, with a strong focus on tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable development, and inequalities.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

Ranchers found the species remarkably resilient and, if not beloved by cattle, edible enough to plant. It’s becoming not just present but part of their normal pastures,” he said, noting that he increasingly gets calls from farmers in this region who are wondering what to do. The southeastern U.S., And Patrick D.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There is, after all, no path to net zero that doesn't involve an expansion in nature, which is essential even before considering added benefits such as improved flood resilience, better soil and air quality, and of course reduced pandemic risks. How effective are they are drawing down CO2 and boosting nature's resilience?

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

As resilience takes more prominence post-coronavirus, restoring nature will be of utmost importance, argues CISL's Dr Gemma Cranston. This year biodiversity was expected to move into the spotlight - with a 'new deal for nature' being laid out at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference in China.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. Innovating Scotland Award – Innovatium Group is a micro business in Glasgow developing technology solutions for industrial decarbonisation and energy resilience.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 18, 2019

Approximately twenty years after the publication of UNESCO’s Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, the need to protect the earth for the future generations has finally received a significant consideration in the field of ethics. 2. The Challenge of Climate Change.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

to support tree planting across the capital, in bid to boost vital canopy cover and sun shade for citizens, support urban wildlife and biodiversity, reduce flood risk, and help combat climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. The Mayor of London has pledged a further £3.1m

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

Digital twins' can spur cross-sector collaboration to dramatically improve the climate resilience of buildings and infrastructure, write Contain's Kevin Reeves and techUK's Tom Henderson. Climate change is already changing our planet and leading to a serious loss in biodiversity, natural disasters and adverse weather conditions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

Forum for the Future's Charlene Collison looks at how companies can improve the resilience of their value chains in preparation for an increasingly volatile climate. Decisions will need to be made about whether land is used for food, feed, fuel, fibre, or for vital carbon capture and biodiversity solutions. Responding to the challenge.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The initiative is designed to create green spaces to support the physical and mental wellbeing of local communities, while boosting biodiversity. We are proud to work in partnership to accelerate action against climate change, promote biodiversity, and raise awareness of the value reforestation brings to society and human health.".

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed The plan also reviews environmental protection issues and recommends that the development of the offshore network infrastructure should happen in synergy with the protection of the maritime environments in order to achieve a sustainable energy system coexisting with biodiversity.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This event is presented by Loyola Sustainability Research Centre and Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability. Engineer and green urban energy systems Dr. Ursula Eicker will present downtown on the morning of Tuesday, March 17th. Call for Abstracts Do you have an idea for a panel, workshop, exhibition, or presentation?

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By doing this, they aim to inspire, support, and accelerate action for robust and resilient landscapes. IMARA enriches ground truth data with remote sensing data to quantify and visualize environmental impact in order to boost projects working towards a more sustainable, biodiverse, and balanced world.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The government has confirmed it will miss its own deadline for setting legally-binding nature targets, prompting fears that critical action to protect biodiversity will be watered down or delayed. Defra's decision to delay passage of nature targets into law sparks fierce criticism from campaigners.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2020

Claims of 'newt counting' slowing down development are a misnomer - biodiversity net gain approaches can improve design, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer. The long-awaited Environment Bill which is due be part of UK legislation by Christmas, is expected to incorporate mandatory biodiversity net gain with the support of nature recovery networks.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For example, the amendment to include nationally significant infrastructure projects within biodiversity net-gain requirements could result in a significant increase in biodiversity creation across England. And ultimately, will it lead to a ‘cleaner, greener and more resilient country for the next generation'?

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