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New ADEPT president launches climate change policy position

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Mark Kemp, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), has launched the group’s new Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. Climate change and green growth must be the key drivers across these policy areas.

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Climate resilience must be guiding principle of urban development, argues new report

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A new report, ‘Risk & Resilience: The role of cities in tackling the climate crisis’ , argues that climate resilience must be embraced as a guiding principle across urban development, given the extreme exposure of cities to climate risk.

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How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up

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How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up. So, how is California building resilience in both its rural and urban communities? We've had this shock to our system from the pandemic that has exposed these fault lines and the basic lack of resilience in our system in our economy. Deonna Anderson.

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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy

GreenBiz

The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy. The call for a more resilient, circular and low-carbon economic model has garnered support from a growing number of businesses and governments over the past few years, and appears today more relevant than ever. Jocelyn Bleriot. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 01:00.

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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. The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments around the world to come up with policies for stimulating the global economy. On the supply side, when 1 percent of GDP is invested in infrastructure, economic output increases by about 0.4

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Australia Invests in New Policies to Achieve Zero-Emissions by 2050

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The post Australia Invests in New Policies to Achieve Zero-Emissions by 2050 appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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Urgent improvements in water security needed to achieve climate resilience, warns research group

Envirotec Magazine

University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Report makes specific recommendations to increase resilience in water systems. New institutional models that improve water security will be critical for climate resilience.