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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. AB InBev VP: Our quest for "agile" sustainable development continues. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). Our sixth report examining the evolving role of corporate sustainability leaders. Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21.

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. Why do we need a sustainable economy? Despite the urgent need for a sustainable economy, there are several barriers that have hindered progress. What’s stopping us?

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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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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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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

Second, our nonprofit mission: Redesigning systems at the root of the climate crisis drives our work with startups, to help fast-track the sustainable and equitable deployment of technologies the world needs to help solve climate change. Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment. Climate Resilience. Zero Carbon.

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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.