The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku. Editor's note: Back by popular demand, smart cities consultant Sue Lebeck provides GreenBiz highlights from the past year in verse. Sustainability. Sue Lebeck. Tue, 12/29/2020 - 01:00. You'll find her haiku from 2019 here. Rise before the Surprise. Leaders gather for.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

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. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 15, 2021

The post The Brief: Climate stakes in NYC election, small business resilience, South Africa’s smart cities, affordable irrigation, sustainable investing performance appeared first on Impact Alpha. The Global Impact Investing Network’s “Next Normal Now” series reconvenes on climate action tomorrow, June 16.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 5, 2020

WFES Smart Cities Expo & Forum will take place on January 13 – 16, 2020 at the National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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The City Fix

APRIL 13, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of re-visiting Curitiba, Brazil, thanks to an invitation from the Smart Cities Expo. I made my first pilgrimage in 2000, when Bogotá was implementing its bus rapid transit system, Transmilenio, and returned twice after that. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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CleanTech San Diego

APRIL 19, 2019

SMART CITIES COUNCIL, April 17, 2019 – The Smart Cities Council has named the winners of its annual Smart Cities Readiness Challenge, honoring five communities across North American for ambitious smart cities visions that are impactful, collaborative, inclusive and sustainable.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart city in Cancun, Mexico that will serve as a model for resilient and sustainable urban planning.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 4, 2022

OMRAN Group and Diamond Developers have launched ‘The Sustainable City – Yiti’, which has an investment value of nearly $1 billion. The sustainable city will be developed within phase 1 of the Yiti integrated tourism development masterplan. . Driving sustainable tourism.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 27, 2020

After two years of development, MVRDV has unveiled its competition entry for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s next campus — a green and futuristic smart city shaped like a continuous undulating mountain range. Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city. ” + MVRDV Images by Atchain and MVRDV.

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Ideas 4 Sustainability

JULY 13, 2020

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : Today, roughly 55% of the world’s population lives in urban settlements. This number is projected to rise continuously in the future, challenging cities to transform themselves into successful, competitive units within a globalized world.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2022

“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. See the original post here: Smart cities are losing their luster — here’s why.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JUNE 10, 2020

Utilities play a major role in building future liveable, resilient, and smart cities. It is a weekly virtual gathering of the women and men in the cleantech and sustainability space. The nonprofit leads a community of over 2,500 professional women and men working to drive sustainable change. July 2, 2020. Virtual Event.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 17, 2024

The beach battery enables even smarter energy management, addressing significant challenges posed by the energy transition in cities like The Hague. Initiatives like this contribute to making Scheveningen a more sustainable place,” said Saskia Bruines, deputy mayor of the municipality of The Hague.

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CleanTech San Diego

APRIL 24, 2019

The City of San Diego is implementing a new smart city strategy that could bring smart city technologies to underserved areas of the city. Those technologies can then be scaled out to other areas of San Diego as part of a larger smart city plan ensuring equity across communities of all income levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

The company will celebrate its win at the EB100 awards ceremony on 13 March, where it will also hear the results of the EB100 Sustainability of the Year Award. Included in the judging panel are notable persons such as Áine Rogers, Managing Director for Cisco’s SMB for the UKI theatre and Alex von Schirmister, Managing Director at Xero.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As electric vehicles gain traction, they emerge as a linchpin in smart city management, aligning with sustainability, enhanced efficiency, and reduced emissions goals. Driving Towards Sustainability : Develop infrastructure strategies for sustainable EV growth.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. Each tower would also be equipped with drone ports.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2020

"This is a highly innovative project, one of the most ambitious nationally and one which could become the most significant in the UK's transition to low carbon infrastructure," said Elliot Smith, PIRI programme head at Peterborough City Council. For Peterborough, it has substantial benefits and supports the sustainable growth of the city.".

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 9, 2021

Join WCS for a panel discussion to learn how clean technologies and sustainability can improve the quality of urban life. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented us with a rare window of time to rethink how we rebuild and reinvigorate our cities sustainably as the pandemic subsides. March 25, 2021. 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM PST.

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Forbes Green Tech

AUGUST 26, 2020

Most citizens want their city to be smart and green, or they will move to one - a new report shows. Among 10,000 respondents, 58% believe smart cities are more sustainable and 42% are prepared to vote with their feet by leaving their town due to pollution concerns.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 26, 2022

A new partnership between Senet and IotaComm will see the two come together to deliver LoRaWAN with initial use cases focusing on smart building, smart city and critical infrastructure applications. The partnership has been announced between Senet, Inc., Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. Each tower would also be equipped with drone ports.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

While industrial IoT devices are still somewhat novel, many businesses already believe they may be key to improving sustainability and fighting climate change. In the near future, the adoption of IIoT solutions could help make industry as a whole much more sustainable. Smart city technology for cutting cities’ carbon emissions.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 22, 2020

Each time you start down the path of creating a sustainability plan for a new client, the inevitable question “When will we be done?” While choosing to implement sustainable efforts or improve current initiatives is a wonderful first step, clients sometimes expect quick solutions. Updated from an earlier post. pops up, right?

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 3, 2022

Have you read: RealTerm and Ubicquia slash streetlight energy consumption across 30 cities Dan Evans, Itron Senior Director of Smart Cities, on the Chicago smart lighting project Global smart lighting and control systems market to reach $78.8bn by 2026. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 19, 2021

The post Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 2, 2020

Set to be the world's most connected and sustainable expo, Expo 2020 claims to be a blueprint for future cities. Other smart city projects from Asia to Africa have similar visions, but will they live up to promises of urban utopia?

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Why global engagement is essential to sustainable supply chains. Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Todd Brady, director of global public affairs and sustainability, discusses the projects that got it there. . Episode 219: Water, workplaces and well-being. Heather Clancy. Week in Review.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 3, 2021

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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Business Green

JULY 23, 2021

Even amid the truly serious money flowing into climate tech and sustainable infrastructure, the $2bn infusion disclosed by Generate Capital earlier this week is truly stratospheric. Especially considering that over the past seven years, it raised a total of $1.4bn in equity. Generate's backers hail from Australia, Canada, Europe and the U.S.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 2, 2023

Mobility will be one of the main drivers of future growth, and on average, each €1 invested in sustainable innovative mobility can generate benefits of up to €3 by 2030. The 2022 versions of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) and Tomorrow. Mobility World Congress (TMWC) wrap up on November 17, after combining more.

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altenergymag

MARCH 9, 2020

With sustainable transport solutions forming a key component of ABB Electrification’s Mission to Zero for smart cities, the pioneer in digital technologies unveils the latest extension to its e-mobility portfolio

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Among the 40 new cities is the new administrative capital of Egypt – which has a planned population of 10 million inhabitants and will feature green spaces, and separate residential and industrial sectors. Investment in desalination is critical to Egypt’s plans for a more sustainable water future, he explained.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More sustainable and digital: The construction and real estate industry is on the verge of substantial changes. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has identified seven trends that show where the journey is headed. By Michael Kiy, director of innovation management, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Looking ahead.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

AB InBev VP: Our quest for "agile" sustainable development continues. Experts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ChargePoint, Smart City Columbus and the city of Oakland, California share tips at 1 p.m. Our sixth report examining the evolving role of corporate sustainability leaders. EDT May 26.

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