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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. Chris Castro.

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

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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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. Why do we need a sustainable economy? Despite the urgent need for a sustainable economy, there are several barriers that have hindered progress. What’s stopping us?

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What Emerging Climate Tech Sectors Are Ready for Growth?

GreenTechMedia

She'll also talk about the launch of GreenTech Noir, an organization that helps black professionals grow their career connections across clean energy, smart cities, transportation, infrastructure, environmental justice, and more. She joins Stephen and Katherine to talk about the sectors where she sees the most promise.

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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

AB InBev VP: Our quest for "agile" sustainable development continues. Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere and admiralbob77: "Southside" and "Curiosity" (Lee Rosevere); "Two Guitars," "Sax, Guitar and Organ at the Club" and "Confederation Line" (admiralbob77). Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy.

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Orlando’s journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

AGreenLiving

Orlando’s journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience Chris Castro Thu, 03/11/2021 – 01:00 Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability.

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Planet Names Top Three Finalists Of The Copernicus Masters Planet Daily Change Challenge

Planet Pulse

They are developing an IoT-enabled network of urban rooftop farms, empowering smart cities to accelerate food security, climate resilience and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through geospatial data and analytics. DirtSat provides a systematized, synthesized and scalable platform for global smart city adoption. “We