Greentown Labs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Atyia Martin has worn many hats—there’s her emergency management hat, her diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hat, her public health hat, even her FBI hat! Previously, Martin was the chief resilience officer for the City of Boston, where she worked to improve the city’s climate resilience and justice.

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Varuna

MAY 11, 2020

Those same facts also suggest that our systems – public health, governmental, technological, - are actually more fragile than we thought. So, while we are in the middle of COVID19 what can we learn to aid our plans to ensure we are better prepared, resilient, for the next shock or pandemic? Resilience Planning. Or any pandemic.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

"Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

On June 11, the California Public Utilities Commission plans to vote on a proposed decision that would greenlight PG&E’s plan to secure up to 450 megawatts of mobile generators to back up communities during public-safety power outage events this summer and fall. PG&E did not respond to a request for comment on its plans.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A report released from the London Flood Review concluded the capital’s Victorian sewage system can’t handle the extreme weather events. Sewage in water is not just a growing public health concern but has the potential to cause harm to the natural environment. The best of these models was able to correctly predict an event 91.5%

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

First, the decision creates a $100 million equity resilience program to promote battery storage as a means of providing backup power for vulnerable customers in high fire threat areas. What's new. Our most recent action regarding the program adopts several significant changes. California faces unprecedented risks from wildfires.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2024

Its citrus growers are nothing if not resilient. If I had some underlying health issues, it’s even harder,” he said. Greening is kind of this negative underlying health condition that makes anything else that happens to the tree, that stresses that tree, just further magnified.” I’m an old guy. We had a hurricane.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. Europe’s Green Deal.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2023

One reader, Katrina Amaral, shared a response that struck at this balance: As part of the resources for dealing with extreme heat, I would love to see examples of heat-adaptation and climate-change mitigation ordinances or laws that have passed at municipal / state / federal levels.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As the planet heats up, allergy seasons are getting longer and the climate crisis is “violating” her “right to health” said Comparelli, a climate activist in her 20s with Fridays for Future Italy. Italy’s first climate lawsuit comes during a critical year for the country, which was battered by extreme weather events.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The days when a company's health and prospects were measured solely by financial performance are over. Global heating increases the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, storms, heatwaves and droughts. And how health, nature, the economy and our climate cannot exist in isolation, but depend on each other for survival.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Last year's event, against a backdrop of the global pandemic, felt more relevant than ever in pushing for businesses to protect employees throughout their supply chains in times of stress. Fashion Revolution Week, which runs until Friday 25 April, has become an established part of the sustainable calendar.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. Since then, the term has gained currency in the climate community, and financial support.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. And sustainable farms tend to be more resilient to extreme weather events, like droughts and floods. And in some cases, sustainable agriculture is even being mandated by law.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 2, 2020

ER: When you entered state government, you left your job at a law firm and headed to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. A lot of well intentioned advice was that it was a big mistake to leave a prestigious law firm to go work in state government. Read a partial transcript of their conversation below.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

The Plan for Water , released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) this morning, outlines the government's intention to change the law to increase penalties on water companies that break environmental law, and make it easier for regulators to impose fines on firms without lengthy court processes.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

All signatories of the landmark treaty have been invited to attend the virtual event and the hope is that significant numbers of governments will present updated decarbonisation plans.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Endorsed by governments over the weekend, the report's 'summary for policymakers' cover text is a critical resource for business leaders and investors looking to bolster near-term resilience and boost long-term profitability amidst an ever-worsening climate crisis. Delivering on the Paris Agreement's goal of 1.5C

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

  Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid. Ensuring grid reliability, resilience, and security is a balancing act between assets, systems, and participants. for grid upgrades as part of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Program (GRIP).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. Since then, the term has gained currency in the climate community, and financial support.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Financial and housing stability supports better health and educational opportunities for children compared to children coping with overcrowded homes, disadvantaged neighborhoods and disruptive moves brought on by high rent prices or eviction. Fixing the current housing crisis is not just a pressing issue for today, however.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

With these recent events only being a precursor for what is to come, I would say our future actually looks pretty bleak unless we start taking large-scale action. Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. Insight Engines. Overstory (Seed | $1.8M

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CPA is seeking a detailed-oriented and highly motivated professional with energy experience to join our team as the Program Manager, Grid Management and Resiliency. The Program Manager, Grid Management and Resiliency will develop and implement customer-facing programs related to load shifting, electrification, and clean generation.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. The regulations are expected to be finalized by the Office of Administrative Law in 2024, following which, systems will be able to submit project applications to the SWRCB for review. By Michael G. Romey , Lucas I.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

At a time where the UK is having to adjust to increasingly frequent extreme weather events as evidenced by the drought over the summer, it is essential that the new PM continues to progress efforts to restore nature and make our environment more resilient to climate impacts.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

You’ve got plenty of company after the events of 2021: Heat waves, hurricanes, fires, and floods hit new and deadly extremes. Will improve public health. Seattle this year passed a law to phase out natural gas in new commercial establishments and large apartment buildings. Worried about the climate crisis? Political will.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The community provides resources and support for members, including events, webinars, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. AND1 also worked with their oversea factories to ensure the health and safety of workers, professional development, and access to fair wages. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place?

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Some events required a suit and tie, while others felt like next-level science fairs where engineer founders pitch what’s next in climate tech solutions. There were nearly 600 officially affiliated side events , but likely double that many unofficial, individual events scattered across the city throughout the week.

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Grist

JULY 6, 2024

Scientists have looked to those events to try to understand what might happen if humans deliberately released sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. Higher temperatures may also require managing, indeed perhaps engineering, ecosystems to be resilient to climate change and even help mitigate it.” degree Celsius (0.9

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And during and after these events, the rich tend to leave and the poor tend to stay; poverty rates can climb by a full percentage point in areas hit by climate disasters. The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 was the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Obama. Losing a hero is hard.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

MSCI ESG Ratings are fundamentally designed to measure a company’s resilience to financially material environmental, societal and governance risks,” a spokesperson for MSCI ESG Research said in a statement. The Law Society of England and Wales has developed guidance for its members with a section on ‘advised emissions’.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

MSCI ESG Ratings are fundamentally designed to measure a company’s resilience to financially material environmental, societal and governance risks,” a spokesperson for MSCI ESG Research said in a statement. The Law Society of England and Wales has developed guidance for its members with a section on ‘advised emissions’.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Ensuring grid reliability, resilience, and security is a balancing act between assets, systems, and participants. And power lines are just the rails — not to mention all of the accompanying hardware, software, and services that create a reliable, resilient, clean, and accessible grid.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

The UK will also still be bound by EU law and fall under the jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice, albeit now without any say on those laws are developed and enforced, with British MEPs and judges having left Brussels and Luxembourg respectively this week. How will they be enforced and governed?

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Front And Centered

APRIL 24, 2019

Thankfully, the focus of the first Green-A-Thon I volunteered at with South Seattle-based climate justice organization Got Green, was sharing with communities about building resilience in the face of these health hazards, as we prepare for another likely smoky summer ahead.

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GreenBiz

MAY 28, 2020

We are working hard to create jobs and build resilient infrastructure for our Nation and for the greater western region," explained Brett Isaac, founder and CEO. All they got was the pollution, and almost enough money to pay for the salary of one public health worker and overhead. An utter disgrace. Business unusual. energy future.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And during and after these events, the rich tend to leave and the poor tend to stay; poverty rates can climb by a full percentage point in areas hit by climate disasters. The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 was the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Obama. Losing a hero is hard.

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