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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Due to the pandemic, this week's Circularity conference was postponed until August — when it will be held as a primarily virtual event. All of these events also will be available on demand. This is climate tech. Highlights from Circularity 20 Digital (32:45). Registration details here.) Virtual Conversations. Can't join live?

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

Now, with climate change, come scorching hot temperatures during the summer months which bring additional challenges to healthcare systems that already operate under great pressure due to the pandemic. Organizations such as nursing homes or hospitals should be involved in designing livable and healthy cities of the future.

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Veolia and New Orleans Launch the First Innovative Digital Control Center to Transform Wastewater Treatment in the U.S.

3BL Media

The control center is the first location in the United States to use Veolia’s Hubgrade suite of digital tools for wastewater treatment, which have successfully been deployed in other global cities to provide advanced monitoring and control systems.

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US Coalition on Sustainability Partners With Leading Alliances To Create the World’s Largest Sustainability Action Platform

3BL Media

It is an initiative of the Global Brain Foundation, which is focused on achieving the SDGs with a special focus on climate change. . The Stimson Center’s Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth is comprised of 150+ organizations across all sectors dedicated to reducing the risk and impact of climate driven events.

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Where Should the Green Go?

Sense and Sustainability

Further complicating the matter, more extreme weather events fueled by a changing climate are putting many metropolitan areas in growing peril. Hurricane Sandy’s damage to New York City’s housing and infrastructure, estimated at $42 billion , is perhaps the most attention-grabbing example.

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How do you monitor a tidal river?

Envirotec Magazine

In addition, local authorities are increasingly looking to utilise natural flood management tools to help cope with high precipitation events rather than building infrastructure which transfers the problem elsewhere (downstream). The post How do you monitor a tidal river? first appeared on Envirotec.

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

They also are more equipped with the vital skills to adapt and be resilient to climate change when disaster strikes, and to influence how their communities mitigate against it. That’s why this week I’m spotlighting 15 female entrepreneurs who are rocking it in climate tech. Climate Tech. From classrooms to boardrooms.

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