Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A new report, ‘Risk & Resilience: The role of cities in tackling the climate crisis’ , argues that climate resilience must be embraced as a guiding principle across urban development, given the extreme exposure of cities to climate risk.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 30, 2020

Here's what will help beyond immediate disaster response.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up. California — as well as the rest of the United States and, in some cases, the rest of the world — is facing three major crises right now: the COVID-19 pandemic; the climate emergency; and racial injustice. . Deonna Anderson. Mon, 11/02/2020 - 00:05.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Waves crashing against a sea wall (image credit: Ray-Bilcliff, available on Pexels) A seemingly pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to increased coastal flooding has been launched by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 16, 2024

As global leaders gather at Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024, those in attendance must push for the mobilisation of trillions of dollars from private money into sustainable investments to combat climate change.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. Now, with climate change, come scorching hot temperatures during the summer months which bring additional challenges to healthcare systems that already operate under great pressure due to the pandemic. Roland Hunziker. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 01:00.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 22, 2022

Pioneering Digital Twin tech company Cityzenith has urged governments, real estate owners, city planners and energy companies to act on Earth Day 2022’s (Friday 22 April) theme ‘Invest In Our Planet’. Invest is exactly the word here,” said Cityzenith CEO and Founder Michael Jansen.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Ian Paton, Head of Oxford PBC and Ed Yeates, Project Engineer at Property Consultants Cluttons , discuss how climate change is increasing the risk of flooding to UK property owners and why implementing flood risk management measure is crucial to protecting assets. Impacts of climate change on flooding.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2020

Research note suggests businesses with strong ESG credentials are proving more resilient than peers to coronavirus turmoil. But there are regional differences.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

New research appears to reveal how climate change is likely to increase the potential for wine production in the UK – with conditions projected to resemble those in famous growing regions of France and Germany. million bottles and these growing conditions have already become and are projected to become more common.”.

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Forbes Green Tech

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the most vulnerable group to climate change, investing in their climate resilience would improve productivity, food security and the economy. Jamaica’s 154,000 smallholder farmers are the backbone of the agriculture sector and are vital to the Caribbean country’s sustainable development.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Canada’s major pension funds are dragging their heels on climate change, according to a new report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health. Shift Action is a charitable initiative that seeks to protect pensions and the climate by tracking pension fund investments and comparing them with climate policies.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We are at a critical juncture. million tons of carbon dioxide. “If

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in the long term: infrastructure investment. Attitudes toward the importance of addressing the climate crisis also have changed.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The UK government will invest £25 million in projects that use nature to protect communities from flooding, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced on 22 September. That is why we are driving investment to harness the power of nature. A flooded riverbank in Windsor. billion flood programme.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

The latest National Climate Assessment presents the starkest picture yet of the growing costs and risks of climate change in the U.S. And if current trends continue, climate change could cost the global economy $5 trillion over a five-year period. This is especially true when it comes to climate-related policy.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 17, 2019

As we all know that climate change is one of the most significant challenges that we are facing in this century. Vietnam, known for its beaches, rivers, and bustling cities, is considered as one of the countries which are significantly impacted by global climate change. Current Status of Climate Change in Vietnam.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5 As climate change escalates and its impacts become more devastating, we must be precise and decisive in modernizing the grid,” said Rhizome co-founder and CEO Mishal Thadani.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Findings include less visible climate change impacts, including gendered impacts and those on children, as well as the immediate impacts of droughts and floods.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

billion) in investments in the transmission infrastructure across central and southern Scotland. We’ve got the plans and we’ve got the financial capital to invest, and the UK supply chain stands ready to benefit to the tune of billions.” SP Energy Networks has announced tenders for £5.4 billion ($6.8 Have you read?

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

New study appears to find that a tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions is needed by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, otherwise there will be a $4 trillion financing gap. Today, just one tenth of 1% of global GDP is invested in nature-based solutions, says WEF. A total investment of $8.1

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Redbridge Council has invested in nearly 100 gully sensors, which have been installed in flood prone parts of the borough to create a smart drainage system that monitors gully drains for blockages. The sensors provide real-time data alerting the council to potentially problematic drains.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 23, 2024

On the opening day of the COP28, the loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the impact of climate change. The post The pivotal role of financial inclusion in climate adaptation and resilience appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The effects of climate change are being felt more on the daily. The result of this, however, is a rising demand for smart water systems to integrate into smart city-esque infrastructure to bolster resilience against such events; so states a new research report. billion in 2022 to $11.82 billion in 2022 to $11.82

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Temperatures in the New York City region are rising quickly due to climate change, meaning Con Edison must accelerate its investments to keep electric service reliable and resilient for customers, according to Con Edison’s 2023 Climate Change Vulnerability Study.

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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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Smart Energy International

APRIL 23, 2024

The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. However, the question of how to convince the public and private sectors to invest does not lead to straightforward answers. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Treasury must be 'the year of climate adaptation', warning that 'worryingly few' infrastructure investors consider impacts of climate change. It warned that climate change considerations needed to be built into all long-term infrastructure plans. We must adapt to the present storm as well as those in the offing.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2022

Changing climatic patterns are expected to bring operational challenges, while electrification for decarbonisation will result in more reliance on the grid as electricity demand increases in sectors such as transport and industry. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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Solar Industry

APRIL 8, 2024

“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we have historic new resources to invest in innovative solutions that advance our clean energy goals and make Western communities more resilient to drought and climate change,” says DOI’s Michael Brain. “In

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

This decarbonisation demands above all a grid that is robust, resilient, and reliable, able to withstand both the internal impacts of constantly changing demand and supply patterns and bidirectional power flows as well as external impacts such as extreme weather events. US grid investments. Grid resilience and reliability.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 17, 2024

As climate change continues to intensify, the frequency and severity of extreme heat are projected to increase. Although extensive research has explored the effects of climate change on agricultural production, detailed financial implications for farmers have been lacking.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

McCains, the UK's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has unveiled the 'McCain Potato Farmer Pledge' backed by a £25m investment designed to help its supply chain better manage the impact of both climate change and the coronavirus crisis.

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