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New ADEPT president launches climate change policy position

Envirotec Magazine

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

Envirotec Magazine

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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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. I'm also a social entrepreneur, community organizer and now director of sustainability and resilience for the city of Orlando. Resilience. Chris Castro. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00. I’m a second-generation Cuban-American from Miami. Renewable Energy. 30 Under 30.

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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. Risk & Resilience. Resilience. Policy & Politics.

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How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up

GreenBiz

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. Community Resilience.

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Building in cyber resilience

Envirotec Magazine

Of course, robust security cannot be achieved through hardware or software alone, but through a joined-up strategy, comprising people, policies, products and procedures.

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U.S. Deploys $3.5B Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed

POWER Magazine

billion in federal funding to improve grid flexibility and boost power system resiliency against extreme weather and […] The post U.S. Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed appeared first on POWER Magazine. Fifty-eight projects spearheaded by major U.S. power stakeholders will receive up to $3.5 Deploys $3.5B