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Resource demand gap requires investment, says water minister

Envirotec Magazine

Robbie Moore MP, UK government minister for water, has addressed the demand gap in resources during his keynote address at British Water’s International Reception, which took place in London on 19 February 2024. He called for greater collaboration and innovation in finding solutions.

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Innovation would help find more chemicals in water, say conference speakers

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John Collins, deputy director of evidence assessment and evaluation at the Environment Agency, said that despite having one of the most robust pollutants testing systems globally, rapid investment in innovation is needed to detect all sources of contamination from both established and newly emerging pollutants.

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Innovation in Forest Carbon Solutions

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Innovation in Forest Carbon Solutions. The rationale for investing in innovative forest projects. How to participate in innovative solutions for climate change . Toby Janson-Smith, Chief Innovation Officer, Verra. Chief Innovation Officer. Among the topics: . Diego Saez-Gil, CEO & Co-founder, Pachama.

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Pipe resilience project awarded £3.3m in latest Ofwat innovation competition

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in funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. The project is one of 16 solutions being awarded a share of £40 million in the water regulator’s latest innovation competition – the Water Breakthrough Challenge. This is the second phase of the project, with the first receiving funding from Ofwat last year.

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How innovative finance can lower costs and boost demand for digital health solutions in the Global South

Impact Alpha

The post How innovative finance can lower costs and boost demand for digital health solutions in the Global South appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Although global efforts had been underway to improve digital health solutions at scale, it was the COVID19 pandemic that brought the necessity of.

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Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery

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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. It's easy to see why: Demand is enormous. Katherine Davisson. Tue, 05/05/2020 - 04:23.

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Innovate UK invests additional £295k in EVs, VPP pilot

Smart Energy International

Innovate UK has added an additional £295,000 ($400,000) in a pilot programme that aims to develop a virtual power plant using electric vehicles. The £295K increases the funding which Innovate UK has provided to technology firm ev.energy to £754,000 ($1,022 million) for the implementation of the Maximise Grid Services pilot project.