Apple, Ford, McDonald’s and Microsoft among this summer’s climate leaders
EDF Voices
AUGUST 10, 2020
Rebuilding better will require executives to create value for stakeholders and make climate action a business imperative.
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Rebuild KC offers neighborhood grants
Greenability Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The city of Kansas City just announced a new Rebuild KC Neighborhood Grand program to encourage better neighborhoods with projects that promote affordable housing, sustainable streetscapes, blight elimination, violence prevention, energy efficiency, solar and renewable energy and overall healthy communities.
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Home Energy Management Advances Open Electricity Ratemaking Opportunities
Forbes Green Tech
AUGUST 12, 2020
Despite these urgent and unpredictable challenges, city leaders realize the need to rebuild better to ensure resilience to future pandemic events, accelerate the shift to zero-carbon cities, and address the gross social inequalities in many cities.
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San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
San José is rolling out the green carpet for biking, thanks to the city council’s unanimous passage of the Better Bike Plan 2025. Sometimes, instead of adding miles, it's important to go back to make existing miles of bike lanes better and safer. San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit. Elizabeth Stampe. Pull Quote.
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Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared, experts warn
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
We have to minimize the risk of extreme wildfires by being better prepared: invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. There is a critical need to better understand the behaviour of wildfires.
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Gemini Data Loggers sponsors Low Energy Buildings Database
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 16, 2022
Monitoring equipment manufacturer Gemini Data Loggers is a proud sponsor of a project to rebuild the AECB’s Low Energy Buildings Database into an international platform for sustainable building knowledge. This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Gemini Data Loggers.
Six Months After Hurricane Ida, Recovery for Many In South Louisiana Remains Aspirational While The Risks From Climate Change Increase
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 10, 2022
With so many structures destroyed, few housing options exist other than rebuilding from scratch — and Parfait-Dardar didn’t have the money to do that. The pandemic, material shortages, the expense of rebuilding more resilient structures, inflation, and insufficient funding are exasperating the challenges of recovery.
NI survey: EV battery test data is a massively underutilized asset
Charged
MARCH 21, 2023
During a recent interview, NI CEO Eric Starkloff told Charged that companies in the battery industry need to rebuild their systems to take better advantage of very rich data sets. “We We found with batteries, as we’ve seen in other industries, that it’s all about the data,” Mr. Starkloff told Charged. “If
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ESG is rewriting the job description for CSOs
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2021
As we hit the midway point of 2021, the country has begun a period of reckoning, repair and rebuilding that requires leadership from every arena — government, civil society and, of course, the business world.
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Rubber modified asphalt is a proven circular solution, says report
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 23, 2021
A new report claims to find that rubber modified asphalt is a resilient pavement solution to rebuild roadways, as well as offering a promising sustainable and circular end-of-life market for scrap tires. The report also offers recommendations for additional research to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the technology’s impact.
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Strengthening Puerto Rico’s power grid
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The development of this software was possible thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ), and it will help the island be better prepared with proper action plans and materials when facing big storms in the future. million customers. “The
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Gridspertise and Analog Devices to collaborate on smart grid techs
Smart Energy International
MARCH 30, 2022
The technologies are suitable for the enhancement of legacy infrastructures of different geographies and life stage and do not require costly rebuilds. Enel Group’s Gridspertise launches Quantum Edge device Ready to embrace IEC 61850 everywhere in your power grid? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Embodied carbon vs operational carbon: What’s the difference, and why does it matter?
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 14, 2021
In the case of rebuilds, demolition adds to the embodied carbon of a site. Rebuild vs retrofit. This has sparked much debate surrounding the value of incentivizing retrofit vs demolition and rebuild. We can change the way people are living and experiencing their environment for the better.
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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million
GreenBiz
MAY 26, 2020
Our capital raise comes at a critical time — making it possible to accelerate our efforts to improve resilience across the supply chain while it works to rebuild, and provide a better path forward now and into the future," the Apeel spokesperson said in emailed answers to several questions submitted about the funding.
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Coronavirus Response: As we rebuild, we must avoid sleepwalking into the next crisis
Business Green
APRIL 8, 2020
We cannot wish this moment away, but instead we need to face up to it and work out together how to protect ourselves and rebuild more resilient systems. We know from the businesses we work with that climate action is largely well aligned with building new industries, delivering better health outcomes, and more pleasant places to live.
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Black. Lives. Matter.
E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs
JUNE 8, 2020
on racism, on police brutality, on climate change, on building a better, more resilient and more inclusive economy. He also happens to be an African-American entrepreneur who studied political science at Morehouse College, the Atlanta alma mater of Dr. E2’s mission is to advance policies that make our environment and our economy better.
OFWAT chief: Water companies must show customer benefits
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 17, 2023
Major infrastructure improvements in the water sector in PR24 will require companies to better demonstrate how any increase in water bills will benefit customers, said David Black, chief executive of Ofwat, at a British Water reception held at the House of Lords on 27 April 2023.
Drink responsibly: Toast sets sights on delivering nature positive beer
Business Green
JUNE 22, 2021
Regenerative agriculture aims to depoy specifically nature-friendly farming practices, including no tilling, the use of fewer chemicals, year-long cover crops, and wildflower margins, which serve to rebuild soil organic matter and restore biodiversity, resulting in carbon drawdown and improvements to the water cycle.
Pakistan's flood-hit homes get green, disaster-resilient redesign
Eco-Business
MAY 3, 2023
As Pakistan tries to rebuild better after devastating floods, cheap, natural and easy-to-construct homes may be one answer.
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Twin reports offer B.C. government timely advice to inform a resilient recovery
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. Op-Ed | How Canada can “build back better”. can leverage existing assets. s competitiveness. Release | B.C.
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Apple, Ford, McDonald’s, Microsoft among this summer’s climate leaders
EDF + Business
JULY 22, 2020
Further, the chorus of diverse voices calling on businesses to help rebuild a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future is growing louder every day. Investing in a better future. Collaborating for scale and impact.
Doubling Down on a Centralized Grid Is More Expensive Without Distributed Energy
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
We can rebuild our economy and create a more cost-effective electric grid by investing in DERs, including distributed solar and batteries. This analysis shows that smarter, better modeling and integrating distributed energy resources offers the best value for ratepayers, utilities and regulators.
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'Nature is the beating heart of a green recovery': Corporates step up calls for nature restoration policies
Business Green
JUNE 14, 2020
Many of you have already shared and supported ideas for how we rebuild our economy and society. build back better'.". It's only with this that we will be able to build back better, creating healthy societies, resilient economies and thriving businesses.". We now also need to emphasise that ?nature beating heart? foundation?
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Founder Profile: Caralynn Nowinski Collens, M.D. | Dimension Inx
Better Ventures
APRIL 10, 2023
I am proud to be co-founder and CEO of Dimension Inx , a biomaterials platform company developing regenerative therapeutics that direct cells to rebuild healthy tissues. These roles help me be a better CEO at Dimension, allowing me to bring in learnings from other leaders and organizations. Introduce yourself!
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Hard truths from a decade of investing in regional food systems
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
RSF Social Finance has been reflecting on that question as we wind down our Food System Transformation Fund, a pooled loan fund launched in 2010 to help rebuild regional processing, manufacturing and distribution infrastructure that was lost as the food system industrialized. What will it take to achieve such massive shifts? Pull Quote.
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Expanding and electrifying public transit exemplifies the recovery Canada needs
Clean Energy Canada
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Buying locally helps scale these companies to better compete in a world that’s moving quickly. Investing in transit perfectly reflects the sort of recovery we need: one that rebuilds our economy, supports Canadian companies, and aligns with our climate efforts.”. After all, there’s no first-class subway car.
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Net zero aviation fund backs wireless plane charging and hydrogen refuelling projects
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Aviation Minister Robert Courts said that aviation was "essential" to the UK's future growth and its plans to rebuild the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. "As As an island nation, aviation is essential for our future growth and plans to build back better and greener from the pandemic," he said.
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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni
GreenBiz
JUNE 29, 2020
We cannot forget that a better future is 100 percent in our hands, because WE, and only WE, have the power and the resources to make better decisions, to be more conscious. It’s a truly global challenge, but that also ignites a global awareness we have to build back better. And I couldn’t be more wrong!
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The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 14, 2022
The Climate Change Committee and the Eating Better Alliance have also recommended an urgent reduction in industrially produced meat, dairy, eggs and fish in our diets. When it comes to wild caught fish, there is little opportunity for growth without a plan to rebuild the UK’s fish stocks – some of the most depleted in the world.
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Ottawa invests billions in zero-emission buses
Clean Energy Canada
MARCH 4, 2021
Buying locally helps scale these companies to better compete in a world that’s moving quickly. “As Investing in electric transit perfectly reflects the sort of recovery we need: one that rebuilds our economy, supports local companies, provides millions of Canadians with a way to get around, and aligns with our climate efforts.”.
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'As Christians, we must act': Dozens of faith groups promise to divest from fossil fuels
Business Green
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
The economic power of faiths, turned to responsible investments and the green economy, can be a major driver of positive change, and an inspiration to others, as we rebuild better," she said.
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Two Things To Do Now To Avoid Supply Chain Disruption Later
EDF + Business
JUNE 15, 2020
Among the simplest things business leaders can do to better understand their impact and risk is to fully map their supply chains and assess each link’s risk, sustainability and resilience. The more visibility into each suppliers’ operations and vulnerabilities, the better. Rebuild Better Together.
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New network to spearhead rapid rewilding across Britain
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 31, 2020
We need to hit the reset button for our relationship with the natural world, and rebuild our lives and economies in ways that keep nature and us healthy,” said Rebecca Wrigley, Rewilding Britain’s Chief Executive.
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Now is a great time to optimize energy in buildings. You'd think.
GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2020
With occupancy so low and energy bills so high, there may never have been a more persuasive argument — or a better opportunity — to optimize buildings. While many of these service providers are likely working hard to navigate these turbulent months, the role they play will be more important than ever as we rebuild our future.
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Offshore robotics research hub secures £2.5m of funding from UKRI
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 18, 2021
“Robots can help us to reduce waste, safely manage new infrastructure such as solar energy and offshore wind, and better monitor and protect our environment. UK Government Minister for Scotland Iain Stewart said: “Advancements in robotics will be essential to meeting the UK’s ambitious climate targets.
Climate change doubles natural disaster costs in the US
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 8, 2021
New buildings need to stand up better to natural disasters. “We We can’t, as an industry, continue to just collect more and more money, and rebuild and rebuild and rebuild in the same way,” said Donald L. Insurers are worried. Griffin, a vice president at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
We can turn the pain of the pandemic into a race to a healthier future
Business Green
JUNE 4, 2020
But they understand that this is the time to rebuild a healthy economy that is more resilient to future shocks, be it from pandemics, floods, or wildfires. According to McKinsey , investment in climate-resilient infrastructure and decarbonisation will create new and better jobs in the near term while protecting the economy.
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How can we build a more sustainable UK after Covid-19?
Business Green
MAY 5, 2020
Rebuilding could create a fairer society that reduces the risk of environmental disasters that always hit the vulnerable hardest, writes Hubbub's Trewin Restorick. Instead, the rebuilding could create a fairer society that reduces the risk of major environmental disasters which always hit the vulnerable the hardest.
Building a circular economy after Covid-19
Business Green
JUNE 1, 2020
This month, WRAP reported that UK citizens are managing their food better in lockdown. More pre-shop planning, better in-home food management, and creative approaches to cooking are leading to a reported 34 per cent reduction in waste of potatoes, bread, chicken, and milk. Only last year, Green Alliance produced 'Acting on Net Zero'.
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Diesel-fuelled UK rail investment plans condemned as 'missed opportunity'
Business Green
JANUARY 25, 2021
However, while the government touted the plans as evidence of their commitment to "build back better" from the pandemic, experts were quick to condemn the decision to use diesel rather than electric trains on the new Oxford to Cambridge line.
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Let’s come out of COVID-19 with a new economy
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 8, 2020
While it may be tempting to try to rebuild the past , we must be realistic and build for the present and the future. And we need to reorient and rebuild our energy sector with a focus on clean energy. For our economy and the energy system that fuels it, planning for change, rather than reacting to it, will leave us all better off.
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How Covid-19 is refocussing sustainable finance
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
This crisis provides an opportunity to rebuild the global economy in an equitable and greener way, including growing transition finance and reinventing supply chain models to move towards a low carbon, better balanced, and fairer future. Sustainable finance has mainly been associated with green finance.
After the Hurricanes: Asking the Hard Questions to Ensure a Stronger & Healthier Tomorrow.
Earth Gratitude
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
As the rebuilding begins, Houston and Florida will need to ask hard questions before making a plan that makes the regions stronger and smarter. If your home lies along these coasts, it’s time to educate yourself on the risks of rebuilding where you are. Rebuilding Your Schools : The Earth Day Network. Map of U.S.
Statement On U.S. House Select Committee On The Climate Crisis’ Climate Action Plan
Energy Innovation
JUNE 30, 2020
Together they offer an opportunity to rebuild America’s economy, protect her air, land, and water, and supply the jobs we need. As a bonus, the plan will position our country to better compete with foreign nations.” The post Statement On U.S.
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