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The Role Of Managed Retreat In Adapting To Sea Level Rise

Energy Innovation

As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. Since 1900, sea levels have increased 8 inches on average globally, and by 2100, sea levels will likely rise between 1 and 4 feet (Sweet et al.

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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam

The Environmental Blog

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s population in urban areas is resource intensive and leads to increased energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Below we will discuss constraints such as temperature, sea-level rise, and rainfall in more detail. Sea-Level Rise. Image source: The Hound. Temperature.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

DOE is accelerating its AI work on multiple fronts to not only keep the US globally competitive but also to manage AI’s increasing energy demand so we can maintain our goal of a reliable, affordable and clean energy future.”

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Honolulu’s Climate Suit Against Big Oil Advances Towards Trial

DeSmogBlog

Honolulu’s suit is demanding monetary damages to help cover the steep costs of responding and adapting to climate impacts, such as extreme flooding, coastal erosion, and sea level rise. “That’s going to be devastating in my view when this finally gets to a jury. And it will now get to a jury in Honolulu.”

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Seven ways to inform better decisions with TCFD reporting

GreenBiz

A global energy company wanted to undertake a physical risk assessment to understand the firm’s potential exposure to climate hazards, such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and sea-level rise that could lead to supply chain disruptions and increased operating costs for the business. Finance & Investing. Risk & Resilience.

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The COVID Covenant: Going big is the price of admission

GreenBiz

This is a threat we know will affect billions of people and displace hundreds of millions more through sea-level rise, desertification and other disastrous impacts by the time our children are grown. We need to shift the whole game, raise the level of ambition, move that needle. The stakes are high.

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Plus Power Breaks Into Battery Big Leagues With Grid-Tied Project for Hawaiian Electric

GreenTechMedia

It will sit 55 feet above sea level, near an engineered harbor that provides physical barriers in the event of tsunamis or sea level rise. As a series of island grids, it has to balance supply and demand over much smaller territories than other states.

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