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Water sector must prioritise supply chain resilience

Envirotec Magazine

The importance of supply chain resilience in the water sector was the overarching message from Baroness Brown, speaking at a British Water reception held at the House of Lords this week (end of May). She said, “It is really crucial that everybody in the water sector looks at their supply chain resilience.

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How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up

GreenBiz

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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Nature-based solutions key to combatting climate change and biodiversity loss, says Lords

Envirotec Magazine

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has written to Alok Sharma MP, President for COP26, citing recent evidence gathered as part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into nature-based solutions for climate change. Resilience must be a key factor in design and implementation.

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Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change

GreenBiz

Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change. He found that protected areas around temples, shrines and cemeteries in Japan contained a huge variety of native vegetation that co-existed to produce resilient and diverse ecosystems. Alex Thornton. Fri, 08/07/2020 - 00:30. Carbon sinks.

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Clean energy is growing, but so is planet-heating pollution

The Verge: Energy

That’s roughly equivalent to the annual pollution from adding more than 1,000 new gas-fired power plants. Global temperatures are on the rise as all of that pollution builds up in our atmosphere and traps heat. To make things tougher, climate change also made it more difficult to generate renewable energy.

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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. 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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How Cities are Leading in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution

The City Fix

“Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.” That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

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