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Preparing for the Impact of Climate Change: Flooding Response and Mitigation

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One of the most destructive consequences of climate change is the increased frequency of flooding. Read on to discover how climate change increases flood risks and the strategies needed for effective response. In this case because of well-prepared flood protection it mitigated damage to this city of over 2 million.

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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

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But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. As the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 plays an outsize role in global climate change — for example, it accounted for 81 percent of U.S. Carbon is everywhere.

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Where Is Your Company on the Nature-Positive Journey?

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WHC experts addressed these questions and more in a recent webinar focused on the how and why of corporate nature positivity. These biodiversity losses will not only impact nature, but also the global economy, as over half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature. Why get started now? Want to learn more?

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Ceres Releases New Guide To Aid U.S. Food Sector’s Climate Transition Plans As Investors Ramp Up Pressure

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food sector have disclosed their climate transition strategies nor concrete actions to achieve them, despite increasing investor pressures and the growing threats of climate change. The Investor Guide to Climate Transition Plans in the U.S. None have published a climate transition plan. Register here.

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Current State of Water Stewardship Practices: Top 5 Questions Answered

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CDP and Planet Tracker’s High and Dry: How Water Issues Are Stranding Assets , May 2022 report recognizes that “Water risk is already stranding assets across major sectors of the global economy.”. Most recently, SCS hosted the “ Current State of Water Stewardship ” webinar with our guests Apple Inc.

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How AI and the Latest Technologies Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainability Goals

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According to a 2022 UN report , progress in energy efficiency needs to speed up to achieve global climate goals. Not only is energy consumption a contributor to climate change if not procured from a renewable source, it’s also becoming increasingly expensive to source and consume energy.

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The Future of Climate Investing

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Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens. Learn about the future of #climate investing from @Nasdaq: [link].

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