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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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Lighting workshops will address quantifying sustainable resilience

Envirotec Magazine

A previous Recolight workshop. Delegate feedback from the event: “Simon delivered a superb CPD workshop explaining and unravelling the complexities of the circular economy from the perspective of designers and manufacturers. Interactive and informative; this is knowledge sharing at its finest.” Jago Wickers of LUMINO.

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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

Doing so offers countries that signed the Global Methane Pledge (158 countries, COP26 – European Union and the United States), and those who signed UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action (160+ countries, COP28) the opportunity to strengthen their climate commitments.

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UKWIR failure database revamp gets underway

Envirotec Magazine

Project director George Heywood, Servelec Technologies said, “In its strategy documents Ofwat , the regulator for England and Wales, says that water companies need to better understand the condition and resilience of their assets so that they can target maintenance and replacement activity and reduce the risk of service failure.

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Balancing Grit & Grace: Next-Level Resilience Strategies for Women Leaders • 9/8/21 and 9/15/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

This myth-busting two-part leadership workshop is perfect for anyone who strives to avoid burnout while pursuing purposeful work. This insightful two-part leadership workshop is perfect for any woman who has struggled to avoid burnout while pursuing purposeful work. September 15th: Workshop Agenda – Balancing Grid & Grace: Part 2.

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Enel Foundation and EPRI launch climate resilience workshop series

Energy Central

Enel Foundation (EF) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are teaming up for a new virtual workshop series focused on electric sector climate adaptation to strengthen electric grid resiliency.

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Become a Treekeeper at virtual workshop

Greenability Magazine

The post Become a Treekeeper at virtual workshop appeared first on Greenability Magazine. To register, contact Bridging the Gap TreeKeepers or Sarah Crowder at 816-561-1086 or sarah.crowder@bridgingthegap.org. Photo: RichardBH / CC.