Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Resilience 
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2021
When you think climate change, you need to think about water. With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply. Melody Waintal. Fri, 04/23/2021 - 00:05.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2024
It also supports governments and communities in making informed decisions, whether building resilient infrastructure or improving social and economic opportunities to reduce the vulnerabilities of specific communities. The geospatial lens can provide so much more physical detail such as type of vegetation or buildings.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 12, 2020
But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. As a result, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other emissions have risen dramatically since the industrial revolution, presenting a daunting array of challenges for people, planet and prosperity.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The destruction of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is a major contributor to climate change and nature loss, due to the crucial role of richly biodiverse tropical forests in sequestering carbon dioxide, absorbing rainfall and releasing water into rivers. Pull Quote.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 12, 2022
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 12, 2020
Launching a consultation on the agency’s flood strategy, she said: “We can’t win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences.” Flood risk management therefore focused on measures to protect communities and industry in affected areas. Monitoring NFM.
GreenBiz
JULY 6, 2020
How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era. During the day I work in the energy sector supporting government and utilities design programs to perform outreach to and educate low-income and diverse communities. I've heard and seen the juxtaposition, and the idea that climate and racial justice are two separate issues.
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