Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

For example, the report predicts that under a net zero emission decarbonisation scenario sea levels could still rise by over half a metre this century. Under higher emissions scenarios, two metres of sea level rise cannot be ruled out. Attempts to bolster resilience are going to create entire new markets.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

As a result, climate change is already affecting every inhabited region on Earth, and impacts such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and permafrost melt are inevitable and near-irreversible, leaving only their extent open to question.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

What happens if sea levels rise and five mega-storms make US landfall in the same year? What happens if rising global temperatures and the continued loss of natural habitats expand disease vectors and increase the incidence of novel viruses, turning pandemics into a three or four times a century occurrence?

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

Those forced to permanently migrate as sea levels rise, for example, correlate with long-term, indirect psychological impacts such as higher rates of anxiety, depression, PTSD, aggression, and substance abuse, among others. The authors also underscore the importance of addressing socio-economic disparities.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

West Oakland, California Grist / Getty Images Oceans do not stop where the sea meets the shore. Many Americans are familiar with sea-level rise. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control conducted testing and found that TCE was not present in the air inside McClymonds High School.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

It’s the extreme weather events that really connect the dots for the public, and that’s why, for a number of years, we’ve seen weather presenters and meteorologists targeted,” said world-renowned climate scientist and author Michael E. ” – Michael E. Keith Berry looks down into flooded streets searching for survivors.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

Kirk is right to argue that we have a remarkable track record of resilience and ingenuity. But if you cannot see how such substantial and interlocking impacts could present a financial risk that is worth considering you should arguably not be left to handle scissors unsupervised, let alone manage millions of pounds of other people's money.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthy ecosystems are more resilient to climate change and provide life-critical services such as food and clean water," said IPCC Working Group II co-chair Hans-Otto Pörtner. "By Climate resilience will become impossible in some regions if temperature rise exceeds 2C, the report warns.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The situation, too, is only set to worsen as the planet warms, underscoring the urgent need to simultaneously drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting preparedness for droughts, wildfires, storms, floods, coastal erosion, sea level rise, resource shortages and much, much more.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Taking immediate action to slash emissions towards net zero by 2050 could make a monumental difference to the level, frequency, and breadth of growing climate impacts, the scientists emphasise. C we are still facing half a metre of sea level rise. C, we can avoid a long term three metres of sea level rise.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2021

In the words of Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, "Climate change is the single greatest threat to a sustainable future but, addressing the climate challenge presents an opportunity to promote prosperity, security and a brighter future for all.".

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As explained by Zurich, "businesses that don't build resilience to rising sea levels will get soaked". They point to a two-fold increase in sea levels between 1993 and 2010 compared to last century. s National Oceanographic Centre, the costs of sea level rise could exceed $14 trillion a year by 2100.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

Urgently implementing ambitious policy measures in these areas is critical to both meet the challenge presented by climate change and set the UK economy on a sustainable trajectory for the future." The report clearly identifies the solution lies in climate-resilient development in which the built environment has a critical role to play.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 4, 2022

Regan said in a statement: “At this moment, when the impacts of the climate crisis are becoming ever more disruptive, costing billions of dollars every year from floods, wildfires, droughts and sea level rise, and jeopardising the safety of millions of Americans, the Court’s ruling is disheartening.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As catastrophic fires spread across the world and large swathes of land are flooded by extreme weather events or threatened by sea-level rise, outright denial is no longer the most effective strategy, or these days, the most common.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 3, 2020

This plan isn’t the first to point out that America’s internet infrastructure is in dire need of an upgrade , but it is unusual to see lawmakers frame better internet access as an important step toward building climate resilience. You’ve got to build resilience into communities but also people," Kessler said. That’s a huge deal.".

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 3, 2020

This plan isn’t the first to point out that America’s internet infrastructure is in dire need of an upgrade , but it is unusual to see lawmakers frame better internet access as an important step toward building climate resilience. “You’ve got to build resilience into communities but also people,” Kessler said.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Fifth National Climate Assessment , released on Tuesday by the Biden administration, is unique for its focus on the present. The slow creep of sea-level rise has also led to more frequent tidal flooding in coastal cities like Miami. C aribbean What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience?

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