Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research seems to show. The theory is that the pollutants react with and change the scents of flowers, making them harder to find.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

On 7 September Southern Water announced “a comprehensive plan” that it claimed demonstrated its commitment to reducing pollution incidents and helping to improve the environment. Our plan of activities aims to deliver zero pollution incidents by 2040.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The need to disentangle development from pollution has never been more pressing. The firm says its aspiration is to break this link between development and pollution. Cement is responsible for 9% of global CO2 emissions, while the UN projects that three billion individuals will require housing by 2030.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities. Companies targeted by the campaign span a number of polluting sectors, including oil and gas, consumer goods, power and transportation, and have been identified as "systematically important" to the net zero transition by the campaign. Risk & Resilience.

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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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The City Fix

JUNE 8, 2023

“Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.” That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

carbon pollution comes from transportation. Almost 30% of U.S.

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Energy Central

MARCH 27, 2024

She soon learned that “lead wasn’t the only problem out there”: her low-income, disinvested community in Petersburg, Virginia, contends with more than its share of environmental hazards — from air pollution to toxic waste.

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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. Like much of the country, California is faced with a “new abnormal,” in which wildfires and other climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and destructive.

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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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Mosaic

MARCH 21, 2024

Resiliency Integrated electric homes can help customers future-proof their homes against severe weather events. Electric upgrades can work together to make houses more efficient and resilient, but it's up to contractors to explain the lesser-known benefit to their customers.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2021

Urgent steps to reduce the risks of water pollution, flooding, and drought are needed right across the world as part of broader measures to increase climate resilience, a major new University of Oxford-led research project has warned. However, Charles argued that "local policies and local investments can make a crucial difference". "It

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The fashion industry has been accused of being "blind" to the risks of water pollution by a new report from investor-backed environmental disclosure platform CDP. Yet, of 136 businesses whose investors requested impact assessments on water pollution, only 62 - or 46 per cent - provided data in 2019.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The Infrastructure Bank’s new plan will help build a more competitive and resilient economy—creating jobs for Canadians while tackling climate change. “In billion earmarked for zero-emission school and transit buses and charging stations so Canadians have healthier, pollution-free commutes. In particular, we welcome: $1.5

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Done right, the federal government’s stimulus and recovery efforts can create jobs, spur cleantech innovation, encourage economic diversification, cut both carbon pollution and illness-causing air pollution, and ultimately make Canada a more resilient country. You can read the letter here.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Future of Energy and Grid Resiliency is Distributed By Giovanni Herazo, Vice President, Smart Grid Solutions As one of FPL’s smart grid & innovation leaders, I saw firsthand how our grid was consistently put to the test by unexpected outages, power quality issues, adverse weather conditions, and rising load demand.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If global electric vehicle (EV) adoption rates grow as projected, this represents a major step in reducing emissions that contribute to global climate change and local air pollution concerns. In this white paper you will discover how microgrids and new business models like Energy as a Service foster sustainability solutions.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

A North London flood resilience project has unveiled a new identity and announced plans to use nature-based solutions to tackle flood risk around the Silk Stream – a 2.5-mile Both parks offer significant opportunities for environmental improvements that will help build flood resilience in the Silk Stream area.

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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 21, 2020

This live event will also include leading environmental experts to discuss the future of regional environmental collaboration and the important role of clean technology in making our communities more resilient. This event is organized by The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and it is open to the public. to 5:00 p.m.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience in their supply chains against drought and other climate-related risks.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience against drought and other climate-related risks. But a better future is possible.

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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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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. billion tons of CO2 per year and accounts for around 20 percent of global industrial water pollution. The textile industry alone produces 1.2

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The City Fix

JUNE 2, 2023

Over the past two decades, Rwanda – the land of a thousand hills – has made remarkable strides: poverty has significantly declined and quality of life has improved. The service, industrial and agricultural sectors have flourished. Even in the aftermath.

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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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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

The groups argued that California utilities shouldn’t be adding new carbon and pollution-emitting resources when the state is trying to meet ambitious zero-carbon goals. Now PG&E is planning to rely on mobile diesel generators instead, at least for this year.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Nutrient pollution can lead to the growth of harmful algal blooms such as cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, pictured (image credit: UKCEH). Meanwhile, overuse of fertilisers and sewage pollution pump millions of tonnes of phosphorus into lakes and rivers each year, damaging biodiversity and affecting water quality.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and water pollution dominate the list of issues that experts say are the most urgent — these are all considered more urgent than they were in 2019 — the perceived urgency of social issues is also on the rise.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Companies targeted by the campaign span a number of polluting sectors, including oil and gas, consumer goods, power and transportation and have been identified as "systematically important" to the net zero transition by the campaign.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 11, 2020

Whether it’s in our world-leading cleantech industry or our clean power supply, there are opportunities to strengthen and rebuild our economy while getting people back to work and cutting pollution. Climate solutions are central to an increasingly low-carbon economy, and a resilient recovery plan can help enhance B.C.’s Release | B.C.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2022

England’s Environment Agency doesn’t have enough money to investigate low-impact pollution incidents. Our incident responders feel under growing pressure, and this is affecting staff resilience and wellbeing.” Read more: England Environment Agency tells people to ignore pollution. So it’s decided to ignore them.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

DeSmog investigation uncovers lobbying by some road and freight trade bodies that may have delayed and watered down local UK measures to tackle illegal levels of air pollution. Air pollution is a serious public health issue and tackling it is essential for the health of people in towns and cities across the country," she said.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2023

Investing in offshore wind could diversify power supply, bring economic growth, and cut climate pollution. electricity supplies, helping to create a more reliable and resilient grid and helping us meet our climate goals. But the next decade is critical for laying the groundwork for offshore wind’s growth. are abundant.

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