GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play. Over the past months, it has become clear that resilience strategies for COVID-19 in cities could help us approach other threats as well.

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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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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that $3 million was being made available through its Climate Resilience Initiative to help municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Climate Impact Vulnerability Assessments and Resilience Planning (max award $100K).

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

D’Evelyn , a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. 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.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

This is an opportunity for all of us — companies, investors, government, civil society — to think critically about what our role might be in creating a more resilient future. . Transparency leads to accountability, accountability drives innovation and innovation is key to resilience. An opportunity to adapt.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. The post Greentown Sector Pitch Day Highlights Solutions for Agricultural Decarbonization and Resilience appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2023

Defra seeking applications for funding from projects that can enhance tree planting stocks, boost woodland resilience, and create new forestry markets The government has this week announced it is seeking applications for funding from two innovation funds designed to boost the sustainability and resilience of the forestry sector.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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The City Fix

MAY 2, 2023

The shifting demographics are bound to create heightened demand for education, health care, jobs and civic amenities, putting existing systems under stress. India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country in the world this year. Current urban.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Consisting of over 300 case studies, the platform emphasises electrical grid health as a core component for cities to meet net zero. For urban ecosystems, the solutions and innovations needed to reduce emissions already exist. The Toolbox contains case studies drawn from more than 150 cities.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress.

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 8, 2020

Wild Lupine at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin Resiliency is a familiar word for those working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and environmental sustainability. So, as you might imagine, the word “resiliency” has become a mantra and mindset out of necessity for us. Preparedness requires resources.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

The new subsidiary of Enel Group was present at Distributech in Dallas to present its innovative digital solutions that enable a sustainable, flexible, resilient, smart, and safe grid infrastructure. The solution can also be applied to streamline health and safety plan processes and engineering measurements.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 2, 2024

This will allow us to contribute to building happy, healthy, and prosperous communities – resilient and equipped to thrive in the face of the coming years.” As we venture into sustainable infrastructure development, Access Plus Capital is excited to strengthen our project finance capabilities.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

We are honored to be working with an innovative partner like TNC and a large retailer like Walmart on this transformative business venture, which will promote economic and conservation development for our beloved country," said David Kabua, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. "We

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

The first winners of the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), backed by £7 million overall, were announced on 11 April and, so the Department of Transport suggests, could help create cleaner, more innovative ways of delivering freight around the country. million in UK government funding.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These models aim to help eliminate network monitoring blind spots in stress-testing grid resilience and improve severe weather response while reducing reliance on manual field surveys. This partnership aims to stimulate both global and local investments, although collaboration with innovative Canadian start-ups is also an essential component.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. a) and RCP8.5 (b).” Source: Semenza et al.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge – How conservation makes dairy farms more resilient, especially in a lean agricultural economy. Enhance and better leverage innovative financing programs for agricultural conservation. Key findings.

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EDF + Business

JULY 11, 2023

Although the private sector’s willingness to act on climate has never been stronger, there nevertheless remains a sizable innovation gap in realizing the corporate commitments aligned with the Paris Agreement. Often, these commitments specify price, volume, and/or time.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Fast food giant working with McCain and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit. The investment will help fund practical on-the-ground solutions and accelerate best practice on farms to improve soil health and water quality, allowing farmers to thrive.".

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EDF + Business

MAY 12, 2021

Food and agricultural companies in particular face challenges associated with more extreme and volatile weather, both in terms of the impact it has on their bottom line, as well as their long-term resilience and ability to withstand disruptions. . Decades of trial and error unlocked innovative solutions for driving down emissions.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Building more resilient supply chains is a business imperative, especially as the likelihood for more disruption increases. Businesses in response are making strategic, longer-term changes to become more resilient to increased climate impacts like drought, wildfire, extreme weather and sea level rise. And so too is mitigation.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

The Under2 Coalition of 220 state and regional governments today joined the growing chorus of businesses, politicians, investors and campaigners all calling for a resilient and environmentally sustainable response to the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Aquasaic , an ACCEL Year 2 startup, is harnessing biology to clean water for planetary and human health. The startup is part of the second ACCEL cohort.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Innovative farming methods will be used to help address the affects of climate change, in a new project announced on 21 March by Blenheim Estate. The space has been used to test environmental factors such as light and nutrient conditions in a controlled environment to grow more resilient trees in a shorter timeframe.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 22, 2020

I have been moved by the healthcare workers and first responders, the retail workers and delivery drivers, and the state and local officials who are demonstrating bold leadership and offering much needed hope and inspiration during this global human health crisis. Solving climate change means a stronger, more resilient economy.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

We need to take action now and design in resilience from today. The sector is expected to step up environmental performance, improve resilience and asset health at a time when customers are facing a cost of living crisis. Ofwat is also progressing 12 water resource schemes, including three new reservoirs. “We

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Over the past decade that we’ve been at this work, though, we have learned again and again that innovation is really about people, not just technology. Sara and her fellow Directors of Innovation in Hana, Maui. At Elemental Excelerator, I want to help create and strengthen a new climate innovation feedback loop.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

During GreenBiz 21 last week, Ojiambo spoke about the need for companies to have a mission-driven response to social issues in order to contribute to an equitable and resilient recovery from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. She pointed out that necessity had bred innovation across e-commerce, online learning and even vaccine production.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Piloting enteric methane-reducing solutions and supporting innovation for solutions suitable for beef grazing systems will be necessary for managing methane. Climate-smart agriculture practices, protective measures for soil health, and reduced fuel and energy use are all recommended solutions across the crop commodities.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

The government has today promised that the UK is on the cusp of developing "more resistant, more nutritious, and more productive crops" with the passing of legislation to cut red tape and support the development of innovative agri-tech. The UK has some incredible academic centres of excellence and they are poised to lead the way.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

The government-backed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) agency announced it is to provide £10.5m This knowledge will help us identify where and how we can expand our woodlands and ensure their resilience to pressures and stresses over decades and centuries.". as part of the £14.5m

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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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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

The result is that too often, the most promising climate innovations run right into a brick wall of the status quo. It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation. That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Generations-old conversations about injustice have been borne out by death rates amongst BAME communities; and the urgent need to build resilience to shocks like climate change has been illustrated by the impacts of this health crisis on economies and societies.

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