GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. We can invest in a resilient and inclusive economy that builds jobs, infrastructure, growth and stability for the long term.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Politics 328

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California and Jenny Durkan of Seattle — working in their communities to create powerful dialogues and meaningful policy action. From the carbon footprint of city buildings and housing to energy policy, mayors are on the front lines of sustainability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

The project, managed by Wetlands International, already has improved the district’s climate resilience, protecting communities from coastal flooding and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They provide food, fuel and livelihoods; sustain cultural traditions; and offer health and recreation benefits.

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Sea level rise Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 474

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Report makes specific recommendations to increase resilience in water systems. New institutional models that improve water security will be critical for climate resilience.

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Resilience Climate change Education Health 130

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

During GreenBiz 21 last week, Ojiambo spoke about the need for companies to have a mission-driven response to social issues in order to contribute to an equitable and resilient recovery from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. There’s a big gap between aspiration, policy and action," she said. . An urgent priority. Pull Quote. Human Rights.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Nature-based urban resilience infrastructure in Milan, Italy. A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind it, Isle Utilities. Technology pilots. Best practice.

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Resilience Greywater Climate change Technology 130

GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The circular economy is a solution for our future health and wellness and recycling has a vital role to play. Strong, coordinated action is needed in areas including package design and labeling, capital investments, scaled adoption of best management practices, policy interventions, and consumer engagement.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 511

NRDC onEarth

JUNE 21, 2024

With record breaking temperatures taking a devastating toll on human health, the state of Uttar Predesh (UP) has prepared a long-term heat resilience plan.

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Cooling Policy Resilience Health 103

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage ( solar+storage ) paired with energy efficient housing – over continued fossil-fuel investment. Look to Resilient Power Solutions. The Better Public Health Option. Fossil-Fuel Failures.

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Building Energy Monitoring Resilience Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 95

GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Recent analysis using Energy Innovation’s Energy Policy Simulator showed electrification could reduce industrial emissions while growing the economy and creating jobs, and we look forward to exploring viable pathways to industrial electrification at the upcoming VERGE Electrify event. Contributors. Ed Rightor. Sara Baldwin. Energy & Climate.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 28, 2025

Unlike other feedback systems designed to drive immediate response think of the life-saving equipment in intensive care units, or even a cars fuel gauge the tools we use to monitor climate resilience and risk are dangerously, and indefensibly, outdated. Imagine applying that principle to improve climate resilience.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Resilience 86

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

"We need companies to make commitments that are specific to how they are addressing their supply chains," says Jessye Waxman, shareholder advocate with Green Century Capital Management, which has so far engaged dozens of businesses encouraging them to improve their "no deforestation" policies and practices. Progress takes root.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

In a way, we are seeing this crisis as an illustration of how expensive the failure to build resiliency can ultimately prove. The Corporate Sustainability Team will be working with our CEO and executive team to implement new initiatives as they relate to sustainability and operational resilience. I moved from the U.S.

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Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Climate change 458

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Amidst four concurrent crises — health, economic, race relations and climate — one stand-out 2020 development has been the rebound of major stock markets and, particularly, the growing performance and prominence of environment, social and governance (ESG) traded funds. ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave?

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Investment Climate change Ethics Government 459

Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Blistering heatwaves and devastating flood events are set to take an ever greater toll on the UK's mental and physical health, according to the Climate Coalition. million within just 17 years unless action is taken to bolster climatre resilience, the report estimates. At present around 1.8

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is to present advice to the government on supporting a resilient, low carbon economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis as part of its annual assessment of the UK's progress towards its 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal this summer.

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Resilience Government Climate change Policy 101

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

The report’s analysis identifies the three most critical risks for businesses right now, known as ‘bottom lines’, likely to impact operations this year and beyond: Trade policy restrictions: Global trade restrictions have been on the rise, with approximately 3,000 restrictions imposed, nearly tripling since 2019. percent impact on global GDP.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Organic 162

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The new Rethink Farming report presents evidence that farming with nature can restore natural assets and improve resilience to a warming world. But it’s in farmers’ best interests to start acting on climate change and nature recovery now, where on-farm action can make businesses more resilient.”. “We

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Biodiversity Climate change Soil Resilience 246

Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Ahead of next week's Net Zero Nature Summit, Sarah McDonald, vice president of sustainability at GSK Consumer Healthcare, reveals how the company is collaborating on a call to action to ensure climate and health strategies are better aligned. What's already happening and what's missing?

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Health Pollution Climate change COP 83

GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Earth Day, when we remember the planet’s fragility and resilience, was when I finally understood that I had nothing left to give. After two decades of striving in my career, I had risen to a role of great impact: a director on Apple’s Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives team. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 02:15. It was April 2017.

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Sustainability Earth Day Recycling Recycling 494

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The mini-profile about you mentions the circular economy experiments that your brands are doing, your public policy efforts and the science-based targets, which we've already talked about. But I'm curious about what VF Corp's public policy approach looks like. The North Face has been doing quite a bit around policy.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 429

Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Agricultural practices routinely involve large-scale monocrop operations that negatively impact soil health and utilize unsustainable chemical practices, producing harmful waste streams. The post Greentown Sector Pitch Day Highlights Solutions for Agricultural Decarbonization and Resilience appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Agriculture Resilience Carbon-negative Startups 98

GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . Today, by leveraging advancements in technology and new medical discoveries, we are able to treat and prevent diseases and enhance our quality of life, health and wellness. Poornima Param….

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Soil Agriculture Health Meat alternatives 252

GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

A former research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gopal has a grant-making philosophy that focuses on electrifying the global economy quickly, resiliently and reliably with clean power.

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Transportation Europe Electric vehicle Climate change 369

Planet Pulse

JULY 26, 2022

Planet recently participated in a virtual discussion with US Government leaders focused on leveraging satellite data to improve climate resilience. Department of State to share how their organizations are assessing climate risk and building climate resilience. Planet’s Perspective.

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Resilience Government Climate change Sea level rise 98

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Wastewater treatment must be improved to reduce exposure to human faecal pathogens in treated effluent, according to a new report published on 21 May by the National Engineering Policy Centre.

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Health Organic Pollution Policy 147

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” it stated, adding: Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity. Risk & Resilience.

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Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 490

Business Green

MAY 26, 2021

Working under the banner 'Health Care Without Harm', the new group has formed "in recognition of the severe health implications of climate change" and has committed to deliver on a new Road Map that aims to reduce the sector's emissions by 44 gigatons of CO2 over 36 years.

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Health Climate change Resilience Carbon 78

GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 419

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Rewilding in cities could deliver a raft of environmental benefits, including enhanced climate change resilience through increased protection from flooding and heatwaves, reduced air pollution, biodiversity gains, and reduced environmental management costs. The regrowth then provides homes for a variety of insects and birds, the RSPB said.

Resilience 98

Resilience Biodiversity Home Energy Monitoring Health 98

GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For the privileged, who have the ability to shelter-in-place and are supported by flexible work-from-home policies, trips have become more concentrated near their homes and rarely reach beyond neighborhood amenities. As a fundamental public service, public transit should be conceived as a scalable, resilient and adaptive system.

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Scooters Transportation Resilience Demand 296

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Positively, in the adaptation committee’s assessment of preparedness, the water sector’s policies and plans for service management ranked first. We need to take action now and design in resilience from today. However, she said, there was still much to done. As a sector we have an opportunity to do things differently.

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Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Resilience Energy Monitor 217

The City Fix

APRIL 1, 2020

Our primary concern is for the health and welfare of all those affected. The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and it’s poised to get worse before it gets better. The COVID-19 outbreak’s. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Resilience Health Packaging Climate change 94

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

Daniel Zarrilli, NYC’s Chief Climate Policy Advisor, said: “As New York City is focused on an immediate public health crisis, we cannot lose sight of the looming climate crisis and the threats to public health and well-being that it will cause.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As a result, this data informs policy decisions, shapes more effective regulation and helps scientists and other experts understand trends and evaluate potential solutions. GHG emissions are what directly contribute to global temperature rise and are therefore the ultimate target of any action to combat climate change.

Carbon 496

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 496

Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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Resilience Climate change Agriculture Soil 77

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The economic, environmental, and public health challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis in 2020 continue unabated as we usher in a new presidential administration. Anne Hoskins served on the Maryland Public Service Commission and is the chief policy officer at Sunrun.

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