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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). Experts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ChargePoint, Smart City Columbus and the city of Oakland, California share tips at 1 p.m. Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21.

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play. Over the past months, it has become clear that resilience strategies for COVID-19 in cities could help us approach other threats as well.

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference. Through reform, we can create a more resilient and environmentally friendly food system. Investing in sustainable infrastructure This includes energy-efficient buildings, efficient public transportation systems, and smart city technologies.

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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment. Climate Resilience. We must scale equitable solutions that can bolster resilience and enable a healthy, thriving planet for all. Reduce deforestation and restore biodiversity in our oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. We aim to: Enable sustainable, smart cities.

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Planet Names Top Three Finalists Of The Copernicus Masters Planet Daily Change Challenge

Planet Pulse

They are developing an IoT-enabled network of urban rooftop farms, empowering smart cities to accelerate food security, climate resilience and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through geospatial data and analytics. DirtSat provides a systematized, synthesized and scalable platform for global smart city adoption. “We

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

AGreenLiving

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves Roland Hunziker Tue, 10/06/2020 – 01:00 The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. We need to build resilience into both physical and social structures of our cities.

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Realising a digital twin of the natural environment

Business Green

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.