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Plan It Native landscape conference goes virtual

Greenability Magazine

Deep Roots KC and its partners will host this second annual event featuring keynote speakers: Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer and MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. For more conference information and registration, visit Plan It Native.

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California Ports Turn to Microgrids for Energy Security, Demand Flexibility

GreenTechMedia

Real estate on the port is valuable and space to install distributed energy resources such as solar PV panels and batteries is scarce. “There are real grid constraints to electrifying many ports’ infrastructure and they are interested in increasing resiliency while making these upgrades.

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

More real estate owners, operators, developers and investment firms see the appeal of future-proofing properties from climate shocks such as floods and fires; from market shocks such as high prices for scarce fossil fuels; and from policy shocks such as any future laws requiring climate disclosures or that tax or penalize greenhouse gas emissions.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

By respecting communities’ ability to thrive in place, and relationships to place, we can reduce pollution and build resilience. The final budget included a progressive Real Estate Excise Tax that charges more for the sale of more expensive homes (although using it for tax breaks), an important precedent.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Praneet Arshi is an Associate Consultant at WSP and focuses on renewable energy procurement, ESG frameworks/reporting, real estate sustainability, and life cycle circularity. Analyst, Global Impact (ESG), Salesforce San Francisco, CA, USA PGIM Real Estate (‘17). Anuraag Jhawar. (He/Him) He/Him) Sr.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Cureton’s work touches California’s disadvantaged communities through initiatives such as those providing energy retrofits at multi-family buildings and funding for resiliency plans during wildfire season for those who live in utility power shutoff zones. Resiliency Planner, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance; Brooklyn, New York.