GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As the pressure increases to address the most critical challenges of our time – climate change, water scarcity, social injustice, corporate responsibility – it is easy for organizations to feel overwhelmed when trying to make a real impact. How does an organization achieve ESG excellence? Where can they start?

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2019

It’s exposing both the vulnerability of our existing electric system and the opportunity to use clean energy as a critical resilience strategy. Susannah Churchill is California director with Vote Solar, a national non-profit solar advocacy organization. ” The good news.

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Grist

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s newsletter, Grist’s project coordinator, Joshua Kimelman, talked with an organizer who is deeply familiar with direct aid and relief work about why these things are necessary for climate resilience. The name was a jab at our local government, actually. The Smile Trust Q.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Both projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure and enable Eaton to power its manufacturing plants with more renewables and boost energy resilience for its operations, said the companies in a press release. government as part of the Infrastructure Bill.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

Air quality monitoring networks play a crucial role in enhancing climate resilience by providing communities and policymakers the data they need to understand the relationships between air quality and public health. This knowledge is essential, though, to making daily health decisions and strengthening community climate resilience.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly becoming incorporated across all aspects of organizations, including business strategies, operations and product/service offerings. The drive to make companies more climate resilient and sustainable started with institutional investors, long aware of climate risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Despite wastewater treatment works reducing the concentration of human faecal organisms, the continuous discharge of treated effluent into rivers, seas and lakes remains a source of high levels of these organisms. However, it does not look at agricultural runoff from livestock, wild animals, or septic tanks.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s why we teamed up with Climate Tech VC (CTVC) to unravel the complexities of accessing non-dilutive government funding in the U.S. Here, we’ll walk you through the essential steps to prep your climate technology startup for the competitive government grant process. Buy America Build America or prevailing wage rules ).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

With the explosive growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in recent years, it appears that we may be at or approaching an inflection point. Facility-siting decisions should further account for climate vulnerabilities and the adaptation steps that local governments are taking to address them.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the US environmental organization the Nature Conservancy have today announced a new partnership to launch a new brand of tuna that will see profits returned to Pacific island communities that are facing escalating climate risks.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

That's despite this being the second pandemic in 10 years, the fourth respiratory illness in 18 years, and numerous warnings from the World Health Organization, he added at the February virtual event. Balancing efficiency with resilience, as well as considering operational risk, are likely to become more of a focus, too.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Rewilding in cities could deliver a raft of environmental benefits, including enhanced climate change resilience through increased protection from flooding and heatwaves, reduced air pollution, biodiversity gains, and reduced environmental management costs.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2020

For years, corporate reporters — those inside companies responsible for creating sustainability reports and reporting environmental, social and governance data to various other organizations — have been frustrated by what many refer to as an alphabet soup of standards and frameworks: CDP, GRI, IIRC, PRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC and more.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JUNE 5, 2024

The reality is that in order for there to be any significant and lasting impact on global carbon reduction, energy sustainability and security, governments, companies and associations need to work together. These agreements will help bring a closer cooperation among EU & Japanese actors to promote a #hydrogen market.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

That pain point was the inspiration for a new climate data project launched this week that will be spearheaded by the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit host organization for thousands of the most influential open source software and data initiatives in the world such as GitHub. Just because the data is "open" doesn’t mean it’s entirely free.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your government our support, assistance and advice to ensure that stimulus and recovery efforts help build a better, more resilient Canada.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. Riverford Organic Farms founder Guy Singh-Watson | Credit: Riverford. For those who spend their lives in the countryside, city visits can feel chaotic, confusing, and loud in comparison.

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Grist

JUNE 14, 2023

Today’s story, from news and politics fellow Akielly Hu, shares the perspective of one young person who witnessed the effects of climate change on the places she loved and decided to take what some might call a drastic measure — suing her state government. Now it’s time to think bigger, speak louder.”

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

As corporate leaders realize that they have the potential to help their organizations adapt, thrive and gain competitive advantage through adaptation, the TCFD recommendations could spur an economic and social transformation. Only 7 percent of companies in the latest review by the FSB "disclosed information on the resilience of its strategy."

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

That’s why in Demak, Java, a diverse group of residents, NGOs, universities and the Indonesian government are working together on the "Building with Nature" project to restore a 12-mile belt of mangroves. Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) produced for the Global Commission on Adaptation.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability. Blackouts will occur with increasing regularity and severity until we build more resilient energy systems.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Buildings could be cheaper to run, provide healthier spaces and become more resilient. Investment in critical infrastructure focused on digitization and efficiency will be absolutely key for economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building resilience for the future. What building owners can do now: tighten operations .

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a new international coalition focused on helping vulnerable nations adapt and build resilience to escalating climate impacts at a landmark global summit today. I'll be making the need for a resilient recovery a priority of the UK's G7 presidency this year.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Understanding Carbon Offsetting Carbon offsetting is a mechanism that allows individuals or organizations to compensate for their carbon emissions by funding projects that reduce or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From the general public, all the way up to the government, we’re all under threat of a global crisis. Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

A former research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gopal has a grant-making philosophy that focuses on electrifying the global economy quickly, resiliently and reliably with clean power. How can $210 million per year, spread amongst various organizations, really make an impact ?

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature. You can't put a price on nature, but investing in its recovery can generate a steady return and will make the UK economy more clean and resilient.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

The government announced the latest wave of funding from its Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, providing grants worth up to £200,000 to 24 projects from across the UK. The use of biomass feedstocks to generate energy or produce materials is expected to play a major role in the transition to a net zero emission economy.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

This was made possible by the collaborative use of "open" data — data that is free to use, open license and in machine-readable formats — between scientists, local and national governments and communities. Indeed, there are big payoffs for both civil society and governments that implement open data policies. Improved decision-making.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

During the day I work in the energy sector supporting government and utilities design programs to perform outreach to and educate low-income and diverse communities. Black, Latinx, Indigenous and other marginalized communities have long been resilient against natural disasters, racism, environmental toxicities and gentrification.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

No one organization, industry or government can do it alone, especially by 2050.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. People, corporations and governments are seemingly taking action. And finally, ask more from our politicians and governments. Below are excerpts, edited for style and length.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

Government and devolved administrations team up to explore how to accelerate adoption of methane-busting feed products for cattle and sheep. Through this call for evidence we'll better understand the promising role emerging feed additive technologies for cattle could play and how government can help drive its development.".

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 9, 2021

SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. This spread has occurred worldwide, oftentimes at a rate that precedes the ability for governments to create the necessary infrastructure. SDG 11 Targets.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Dozens of governments from around the world have pledged to work together on a series of initiatives over the coming year that aim to accelerate the decarbonisation of the power, road transport, steel, hydrogen, and agricultural sectors.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Metro Kansas City area residents are invited to share feedback on a proposed regional blueprint for climate action that drastically reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports resiliency from climate-related threats. Sign up at MARC for one of several one-hour discussions from November 18 -20. Request a special meeting.

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