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Climate Science And Financial risk: Forging A Path To More Climate-Resilient Businesses

Energy Innovation

Extreme weather events. Second, risks related to doing business in a changing physical environment, including increasingly severe extreme weather events, changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures, and sea-level rise. Supply-chain shortages. Economic fallout. Petabytes of tempting data.

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The IPCC Synthesis Report: Ten key takeaways for business

Business Green

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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Environmental Literacy: Altering Humanity’s Course

Green Technology

Everything in the news about global warming, pollution, and sea level rise, that’s one side of the story. Given the knowledge that something has gone wrong, we are very resilient and capable of solving problems. The planet has witnessed five extinction events and we humans are creating number six.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. Kermanian , and Julie Miles The winter of 2022-23 brought historic levels of precipitation to California after years of deep drought , dwindling reservoirs, and groundwater depletion. By Michael G. Romey , Lucas I.

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How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss’s Cabinet?

DeSmogBlog

When she was appointed Boris Johnson’s climate adaptation and resilience champion, she said the UK was meeting its net zero target “head on” with a “drive to renewables which takes us out of coal”. In 2015, she said fracking was “good for UK economy, self sufficient energy needs & environment”.

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The digital divide worsens the inequitable impacts of the climate crisis

GreenBiz

Buried in a sweeping, 538-page climate change plan the committee released last month is a call to expand and modernize the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure in order to prepare it, and vulnerable communities around the country, for future extreme weather events and climate disruptions.

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The digital divide worsens the inequitable impacts of the climate crisis

AGreenLiving

Buried in a sweeping, 538-page climate change plan the committee released last month is a call to expand and modernize the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure in order to prepare it, and vulnerable communities around the country, for future extreme weather events and climate disruptions.