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For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure

GreenBiz

For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure could provide a major benefit — boosting both clean energy and resiliency — for the power grid. Resilience. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 00:30. Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Pull Quote.

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How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico? A novel framework for grid resiliency

TechXplore

Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve resiliency in the face of weather-related outages, and can also help to efficiently integrate renewable energy sources into the grid.

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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. I'm also a social entrepreneur, community organizer and now director of sustainability and resilience for the city of Orlando. Resilience. Chris Castro. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00. I’m a second-generation Cuban-American from Miami. Renewable Energy. 30 Under 30.

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Seven ways to inform better decisions with TCFD reporting

GreenBiz

Seven ways to inform better decisions with TCFD reporting. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is helping to bring transparency to climate risk throughout capital markets, with the aim of making markets more efficient and economies more stable and resilient. . Risk & Resilience. Steven Bullock.

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Geospatial data and climate action: New UN report

Envirotec Magazine

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. One example of location data being used for improving resilience and creating a mitigation strategy is in Barbados.

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Enhancing flood resilience in Brazil with analytics

Envirotec Magazine

A University of Glasgow project that’s increasing community resilience and enhancing the capacity of residents of flood-prone areas in Brazil to take protective action has been announced as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize finalist. Flooding in Capivari, Sao Paulo state, in 2015.

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Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails

GreenBiz

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. Why placing environment, social and governance principles at the center of COVID-19 recovery places makes sense for resilience and the bottom line. Heather Clancy. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:08).

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