Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) presents the shortlist of finalists in this year’s Pump Industry Awards (PIA), and offers a few words on the awards event scheduled for 31 March. ITT: i-ALERT Total Machine Health Monitoring System with Gateway and Diagnostics. Sponsored by Process Engineering. •

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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. For us, this only bolsters the imperative of thinking through how we can mitigate additional ESG risk factors that may present themselves next — such as those associated with a warming climate.

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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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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. At present around 1.8 million within just 17 years unless action is taken to bolster climatre resilience, the report estimates.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

VIDEO: Leading experts from Forum for the Future, Walgreens Boots Alliance, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Hansen and Ersbøll Agenda discuss the relationship between human health and the state of the planet's climate and natural world. What can we do to avoid further global health crises as we 'build back better'?

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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. To inspire Apple employees, we created an hour-long presentation for Lisa to deliver in Town Hall, the campus theater where the first iPhone was announced. Chris Gaither. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 02:15.

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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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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The virtual symposium, ‘Ecological extremes in Antarctica, mechanisms of resilience and recovery’, will be held on Wednesday 2 December, following Antarctica Day on 1 December. Six UOW researchers – predominantly students and early career researchers (ECRs), and all of them women – will present their work at the symposium.

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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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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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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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. But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. emissions in 2018.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2020

A presentation from WUN founder Hayley Monks focussed on personal development and the importance of allocating time to assess your own career. Mental health and wellbeing was also a strong theme of the event, which welcomed Lisa Lloyd, a chartered psychologist, psychotherapist, trainer and consultant at It’s Time for Change.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Louis, Missouri, the focus of the WWF study, two-thirds of electricity comes from fossil fuel plants that pump out health-damaging particulates and planet-warming carbon dioxide. At present, indoor farms in urban areas profitably can grow leafy greens but little else. Indoor farms use LEDs to light crops. Lettuce grown in St.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Vulnerability calling for operational resilience: The geopolitical landscape is characterized by increasing vulnerability, driven by various factors such as rapid technological advancements, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. To mitigate the risks associated with vulnerability, organizations must prioritize operational resilience.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

We know that these pollutants are bad for our health, and the significant reductions we saw in pollinator numbers and activity shows that there are also clear implications for the natural ecosystems we depend on.”. Previous laboratory studies by members of the Reading team have shown that diesel fumes can alter floral odours.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. "It It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. If nature is protected, we are protected.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Project appraisal is one of the key elements in the feasibility analysis of any initiative, which means that the financial health of any project or initiative is crucial for its forthcoming success. GreenFin21 provided a wealth of information and resources about the present and the future of sustainable finance. Bryanna Briley.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

On the bright side, however, the crisis has underlined the resilience of Danone's direct sourcing model, he says, which minimized supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. You showed evidence that finance can change the world. It is on us, boards and CEOs, CFOs to engage finance on what matters.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

Rising sea levels present society with a significant shift in one of the most fundamental of baselines – the height of high tide.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 11, 2020

The Collective Resilience Summit will take place May 12 - 17, 2020. This free, online and highly interactive summit will explore how to develop and sustain the individual and collective resilience we need to meet our increasingly complex global challenges with wisdom, skill and compassion.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Our future health and prosperity are closely linked to the state of the ocean,” said Erna Solberg, co-chair of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Prime Minister of Norway. This report signals an exciting new pathway to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Ocean Conference in June 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

And today, the Committee on Climate Change, the UK government's official advisors, joined the chorus of organisations making the case for a climate-focused recovery, setting out in clear terms why the government should prioritise climate resilience in its post-coronavirus economic plans.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress. But providing supportive services requires a better understanding of climate change’s effects on the mental health of all people. Source: Marazziti et al.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

An offshore wind farm on the North Wales coast (image credit: Alasair James, iStock) The use of whale oil for lighting in the 1800s and the production of oil and gas from the North Sea in the 1970s are to help inform scientists at Heriot-Watt University about the impact on coastal communities of past and present energy transitions.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Present economic forecasts make for difficult reading and the European Central Bank suggests European economies have already shrunk by 3.6 If we can take one positive from the pandemic, it should be that governments learn from the way Covid-19 has exposed flaws in the present systems. per cent, with an expected 8.7

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

While Health & Safety Executive enquiries and a full investigation are on-going, initial reports indicate that a pressure test was being undertaken on a pipeline when an uncontrolled burst occurred. While the health and safety benefit cannot be overstated, the reputational risk of all companies involved is also at stake.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Many species use ash, oak and other tree species and thus should be resilient to the loss of ash and oak as they can use other tree species. This was because the other tree species that would support this biodiversity were not present at the site, although the site conditions were often suitable for them to grow.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 1, 2022

We are proud to celebrate Pride Month here at Planet, and we invite you to join us in learning about the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community and the rich history of the fight for equality. MindHK: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Workshop. Virtual Events: Thursday, June 2, 2022. Out in Tech Over-40 Committee | Pride 2022 Networking Mixer.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When it comes to grid resilience, coupling data on extreme weather conditions with the concept of asset fragility is the clearest way to quantify long-term utility asset risks from extreme weather events, writes Rahul Dubey of Rhizome. True resilience is understood, valued, and built from the ground up. billion in damage done.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

What is certain is that the spread of Covid-19 has created an unprecedented disruptive moment, as we face not only a public health crisis, but also an economic crisis and a political crisis. We cannot wish this moment away, but instead we need to face up to it and work out together how to protect ourselves and rebuild more resilient systems.

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The city of Kansas City, MO wants to know how climate change is and will impact you and what actions the city should take now to become carbon neutral, equity focused and resilient by 2040. more resilient? To participate and share your story, visit the KC Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan Playbook. In 2020, the K.C.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The findings from the poll, commissioned by the three nonprofits and conducted by data science and behavioural economist Brian Singh of ZincTank in August, found that over half of Calgary’s citizens (57 percent) want Calgary to chart a course for a more sustainable and resilient city by investing in the transition toward clean energy.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 3, 2024

Both urban agriculture and peri-urban agriculture, which takes place on the outskirts of cities, can contribute to regional food supply and shorten supply chains, enhancing both community control and resilience of food systems. The report explores recent efforts to increase food system resilience, comparing them to past efforts.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 27, 2025

On-site production eliminates dependency on volatile supply chains, providing industries greater resilience against market fluctuations and operational demands. For communities near steel mills, cleaner air and reduced pollution can lead to improved public health outcomes. These benefits extend beyond the industrial sector.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

The new subsidiary of Enel Group was present at Distributech in Dallas to present its innovative digital solutions that enable a sustainable, flexible, resilient, smart, and safe grid infrastructure. The solution can also be applied to streamline health and safety plan processes and engineering measurements.

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