Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

How might the water industry be better regulated to reduce the sewage pollution that floods waterways in England and Wales? The report identified perceived failings on Ofwat’s part, in not holding water companies sufficiently to account for environmental pollution through penalties and prosecution.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities. Companies targeted by the campaign span a number of polluting sectors, including oil and gas, consumer goods, power and transportation, and have been identified as "systematically important" to the net zero transition by the campaign. Risk & Resilience.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The information will be used to design healthier and more resilient towns and cities in the future. Cranfield University will install the Zephyr® air quality monitors across various greenspaces in Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton which have nearby sources of pollution from roads.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research seems to show. The theory is that the pollutants react with and change the scents of flowers, making them harder to find.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. billion tons of CO2 per year and accounts for around 20 percent of global industrial water pollution. The textile industry alone produces 1.2

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

The Chamber Mead Wetlands were installed by South East Rivers Trust in the Chamber Mead local nature reserve in order to tackle sewage and road run-off pollution affecting the Hogsmill River, a chalk stream. The Secretary of State was also joined by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency, and Defra Water Director Sebastian Catovsky.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2019

It’s exposing both the vulnerability of our existing electric system and the opportunity to use clean energy as a critical resilience strategy. Like much of the country, California is faced with a “new abnormal,” in which wildfires and other climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and destructive.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and water pollution dominate the list of issues that experts say are the most urgent — these are all considered more urgent than they were in 2019 — the perceived urgency of social issues is also on the rise.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The big increases reflect the chronic neglect of our water infrastructure for decades, which has allowed problems of sewage overspills, pollution, and over-extraction from rivers to build up and up. billion reservoir investment promised yesterday by the Chancellor is desperately needed.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Indeed, for many of the world’s largest companies, sustainability is seen as key to minimizing risk, increasing resilience, enhancing competitiveness and unlocking new opportunities. At last, sustainability has emerged from the shadows to be considered part and parcel of corporate success. That’s changing.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Goldman Sachs plans to help its clients transition into a climate-resilient model with $750 billion by 2030, and Bank of America is directing $300 billion towards these efforts as well. . "To That is an urgent call for us to accelerate the transition out of the assets that are generating the most pollution." . Pull Quote.

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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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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

That’s roughly equivalent to the annual pollution from adding more than 1,000 new gas-fired power plants. Global temperatures are on the rise as all of that pollution builds up in our atmosphere and traps heat. If not for that strain on hydroelectricity, CO2 pollution from the power sector would probably have fallen last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The need to disentangle development from pollution has never been more pressing. The firm says its aspiration is to break this link between development and pollution. Cement is responsible for 9% of global CO2 emissions, while the UN projects that three billion individuals will require housing by 2030.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The excellent relationships have been with businesses that seek input from UPROSE on climate adaptation and embrace UPROSE’s best practices for environmental justice and community resiliency. Businesses and developers need to embrace resilient thinking rather than viewing job creation and profit-making as their key goals.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

In order to deliver its targets, Unilever said its priority was to decarbonize its use of heating and cooling, including removing HFCs — harmful greenhouse gas pollutants — from its refrigerants, having already achieve 100 percent renewable electricity across its business worldwide. It also has set up a $1.18 It also has set up a $1.18

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Nutrient pollution can lead to the growth of harmful algal blooms such as cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, pictured (image credit: UKCEH). Meanwhile, overuse of fertilisers and sewage pollution pump millions of tonnes of phosphorus into lakes and rivers each year, damaging biodiversity and affecting water quality.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 2, 2020

But there are solutions to make construction more efficient, resilient and safer. Buildings have an outsize impact on the environment.

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Construction Resilience Pollution 271

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

A North London flood resilience project has unveiled a new identity and announced plans to use nature-based solutions to tackle flood risk around the Silk Stream – a 2.5-mile Both parks offer significant opportunities for environmental improvements that will help build flood resilience in the Silk Stream area.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2025

By unlocking scalable geothermal heating and cooling as a resilient, always-on category of distributed clean energy, Bedrock aims to save billions of dollars for both property owners and utilities alike. These systems can range from single-structure commercial buildings to connected district systems serving multiple lots.

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The City Fix

JUNE 8, 2023

“Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.” That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. McPherson said that urban forests are unique because they connect global atmospheric benefits with ecosystem benefits and resilience and mitigation benefits.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If global electric vehicle (EV) adoption rates grow as projected, this represents a major step in reducing emissions that contribute to global climate change and local air pollution concerns. In this white paper you will discover how microgrids and new business models like Energy as a Service foster sustainability solutions.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The shift can promote energy equity, foster local ownership and avoid expensive and polluting investments in fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

Water infrastructure planners should aim to exploit emergent digitally-controlled rainwater storage and recycling technologies to contribute substantially to water demand reduction targets, as well as reducing flood and pollution risks, say experts.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 7, 2020

He found that protected areas around temples, shrines and cemeteries in Japan contained a huge variety of native vegetation that co-existed to produce resilient and diverse ecosystems. The method is based on the work of Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. Urban forests bring many benefits to communities beyond their impact on biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

million m3 of water storage and increased flood resilience to 15,000 homes, said a statement. NFM is viewed as a key way to address the challenges of the biodiversity and climate crisis, by improving resilience to flooding, enhancing biodiversity, storing carbon and helping regulate the local climate. What is it?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Today it’s relatively expensive and highly polluting. Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations. Roger Sorkin. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 00:45. During the 20th century, coal was a cheap and reliable source of electricity. Finally, we need to rethink how we do business in the 21st century.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Resilience must be a key factor in design and implementation. Pledges and financing risk being misdirected towards scientifically uncertain, poorly planned initiatives which have few lasting impacts other than to greenwash the activities of polluters. Nature-based solutions should provide measurable benefits to biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources. Reimagining our transportation systems is the critical first step to shaping a more just future. . Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Electric transit and school buses are two types of vehicles that already have been quickly electrifying because transit agencies and school districts can save money on fuel and maintenance costs while reducing air pollution for riders.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Today, pollution, ecological degradation, diabetes, farmworker exposure to toxins, displacement of Indigenous peoples and more are largely unaccounted for on business balance sheets. By gaining this full picture of impacts, better decisions can be made in the short term and the longevity of businesses can be safeguarded over the long term.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

As a fundamental public service, public transit should be conceived as a scalable, resilient and adaptive system. By being open to new technologies in the realms of both operations and vehicles, transit agencies can establish a more resilient and sustainable urban mobility ecosystem and even remove some friction in payment and trip-planning.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

It also harms biodiversity, and harms communities affected by air pollution. Replacing biomass and fossil fuels with renewables like wind and solar will bring down energy bills and make the energy system more resilient to future droughts and dry weather.”. ” Water usage is also an issue. .

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Climate resilience is the theme of this year’s event (29 th May to 4 th June), which aims to inspire the public to help protect the capital’s waterways. The same stakeholders need to work together to prevent plastic pollution entering London’s rivers. Flood plains in London are currently home to 1.42

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GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2020

These deniers accept that humanity’s pollution has disrupted a fundamental, complex and awesomely powerful planetary system with a history of violent shifts, yet they express complete confidence that the global changes we are inadvertently unleashing will be harmless, even beneficial. Risk & Resilience. Disaster Recovery.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

These water “batteries” could form the basis of a smart water grid, improving the resilience of the water supply in the wake of climate change – in the same way solar batteries in homes store excess electricity that can be sold back to the National Grid.

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