Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Among the projections: climate impacts worsen nearly 60 percent of infectious diseases. Source: Mora et al. Extreme events cause immediate devastation and disease.

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 14, 2024

That is why we are proud to partner with Bayer Crop Science , which is leveraging digital technologies to ensure global food security and environmental sustainability in pursuit of their mission “Health for All, Hunger for None.” This, in turn, helps to build resilient food systems in the face of climate change and economic volatility.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Nature-based urban resilience infrastructure in Milan, Italy. A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind it, Isle Utilities. Technology pilots.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 26, 2024

The innovative financing partnership unites visionary entrepreneurs, community members, public agencies and housing developers to create affordable and disaster-resilient homes that serve as models for future developments.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

CALGARY — Alberta Ecotrust Foundation , Calgary Climate Hub and Clean Energy Canada announced today that a recent poll shows 63 percent of Calgarians believe Calgary’s future as a vibrant city is at risk if we do not become a leader in addressing climate change. See the dataset of polling results. “It

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

D’Evelyn , a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. Credit: Sarah Fish, PNASH Center, University of Washington As climate change accelerates, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as megafires and heatwaves are on the rise.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

This is the first time a comprehensive report has been undertaken to assess actions to mitigate public health risks associated with the use of public waters, contaminated by faecal matter from human waste. Collaborative modelling: Water companies should collaborate with researchers to model catchments for improved infrastructure management.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. The post Greentown Sector Pitch Day Highlights Solutions for Agricultural Decarbonization and Resilience appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2023

Defra seeking applications for funding from projects that can enhance tree planting stocks, boost woodland resilience, and create new forestry markets The government has this week announced it is seeking applications for funding from two innovation funds designed to boost the sustainability and resilience of the forestry sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Innovative farming methods will be used to help address the affects of climate change, in a new project announced on 21 March by Blenheim Estate. The group will be working in partnership with British climate tech firm A Healthier Earth on the ForestFactory concept.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

The reception, now in its 16th year, was hosted by Baroness Brown of Cambridge, who is chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Committee, which advises UK Government on climate risks and opportunities. We need to take action now and design in resilience from today.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Climate action 4. Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Consisting of over 300 case studies, the platform emphasises electrical grid health as a core component for cities to meet net zero. For urban ecosystems, the solutions and innovations needed to reduce emissions already exist. Climate change and its impacts are not bound by jurisdictions and require a collaborative approach.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

climate change. health care. Do the company’s procurement policies encourage access to economic opportunity and quality health care? Similarly, corporations now voicing support for climate action, diversity, health and justice will be judged by what they actually do. Well before Jan. racial equity.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

For the future, there are emerging innovations and resilience lifelines that can transcend the limits of politics and short-term thinking to create better choices over a span of the next several decades. Innovation marches forward. Accelerating climate change will keep the federal research and development spigot open.

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Grist

MARCH 6, 2021

The racial and social disparities exposed by the September fire are emblematic of a broader picture: Communities of color, low-income people, and other marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, according to community activists across Cascadia. But can they?

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. It’s leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions which are affecting our ecosystems and contributing to climate change. Through reform, we can create a more resilient and environmentally friendly food system.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Fast food giant working with McCain and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit. We will continue to work with our farmers and suppliers to innovate, supporting both the future of their businesses and the sustainability of our supply chain.".

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

That means getting serious about advocating for a recovery plan that helps us build back better from the current pandemic, while tackling another global systemic threat: climate change. . The climate crisis is worsening, and it is playing out in real time as we grapple with COVID-19. that comes down to two basic steps. .

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EDF + Business

MAY 12, 2021

Climate change presents an immediate risk to businesses across the economy. Food and agricultural companies in particular face challenges associated with more extreme and volatile weather, both in terms of the impact it has on their bottom line, as well as their long-term resilience and ability to withstand disruptions. .

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 8, 2020

Wild Lupine at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin Resiliency is a familiar word for those working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and environmental sustainability. So, as you might imagine, the word “resiliency” has become a mantra and mindset out of necessity for us. Preparedness requires resources.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Getting ahead of the innovation curve means the country could be exporting technologies as other nations race to meet climate goals. Clean energy policy is climate policy . Scientists agree that the next decade will be critical to addressing climate change and avoiding the worst of its economic impacts and human toll. .

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

The new subsidiary of Enel Group was present at Distributech in Dallas to present its innovative digital solutions that enable a sustainable, flexible, resilient, smart, and safe grid infrastructure. The solution can also be applied to streamline health and safety plan processes and engineering measurements.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 22, 2020

The months ahead will test their ability to sustain this new level of conviction and extend it to another urgent challenge, one for which businesses have not been doing enough to prepare: climate change. Solving climate change means a stronger, more resilient economy.

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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

JULY 9, 2020

NHS Sustainability Day campaign launches annual impact report as work continues by expert panel commissioned by NHS England to investigate into how and when the health service can meet net zero. The group was convened in January, as NHS England launched an intiaitve dubbed For a Greener NHS, in a bid to tackle the 'climate health emergency'.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Building more resilient supply chains is a business imperative, especially as the likelihood for more disruption increases. In fact, workplace disruptions caused by climate change could lead to more than $2 trillion in productivity losses by 2030. Building resilience: Where do we go from here? . And so too is mitigation.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Brad Gammons, global managing director for IBM’s Energy, Environment & Utility Industry practice, believes the technology giant will have an even greater impact in how electric utilities respond to mounting operational and reliability challenges emerging from climate change impacts and mitigation strategies in the decades to come.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

I first started working on climate change in the 1990s, advising President Clinton as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the run-up to the 1997 Kyoto Conference of Parties. We understood that the potential cost of climate change was significant. . Infrastructure and innovation at home.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

Hundreds of top regional leaders from around the world have today urged governments to place the Paris Agreement climate targets and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the core of economic recovery measures, claiming "business as usual is no longer an appropriate response" to the escalating coronavirus crisis.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

New government-backed studies to explore how trees adapt to climate change and how tree-scapes can boost well-being. The government-backed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) agency announced it is to provide £10.5m as part of the £14.5m

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation. Addressing climate change while securing the future of humanity is our biggest challenge.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Amidst four concurrent crises — health, economic, race relations and climate — one stand-out 2020 development has been the rebound of major stock markets and, particularly, the growing performance and prominence of environment, social and governance (ESG) traded funds. ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave?

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Over the past decade that we’ve been at this work, though, we have learned again and again that innovation is really about people, not just technology. Sara and her fellow Directors of Innovation in Hana, Maui. At Elemental Excelerator, I want to help create and strengthen a new climate innovation feedback loop.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 21, 2021

Most people think of technological or political solutions to climate change but the way our societies are structured, who has power and who does not, can have a profound effect on our actions. Women who are educated and employed earn more money, achieve career goals, and face fewer health issues.”

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