Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 30, 2021

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. New trees and lighter pavement are among the cooling measures to help tackle worsening urban heat islands. Read more →

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

However, energy production methods are critical to protecting our planet—and wasteful energy generation processes can contribute to climate change. Current and future smart cities and utility grids will also use the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor energy use. Addressing Climate Change with New Energy Sources.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 13, 2021

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Cities, villages and other jurisdictions along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River face nearly $2 billion in costs over the next five years to address coastal damage driven by climate change, per survey results released last week by the Great Lakes and St.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 27, 2022

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. In the face of worsening climate change, helping communities manage heat effects will require cooperation among local, state and federal governments, one researcher writes.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The International Panel on Climate Change has stated that an average temperature increase of 1.5°C Globally, the years 2013-2021 all rank among the ten warmest years on record. 2 Temperatures are increasing due to human activities, specifically emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), according to experts.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Read the full story from Smart Cities Dive. In the age of climate change, amid the deaths of 11 New Yorkers living in basement units after rainfall from remnants of Hurricane Ida, cities aim to balance safety with affordable housing access. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 7, 2022

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. GAO … Continue reading GAO urges EPA, NOAA to do more about harmful algal blooms.

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TEDxInnovations

MARCH 2, 2022

From helping build smart cities to supporting the sustainable energy sector, the possibilities of big data are endless. Data cooperation expert Massimo Russo shares three ways to jumpstart a virtuous cycle of data sharing -- and how it can lead to better climate change solutions.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 8, 2023

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Federal tax credits that provide direct payments can help communities finance climate change mitigation and resilience projects that previously were out of reach due to high initial costs, according to a report the Alliance for a Sustainable Future published this month.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The fund targets five main themes, including smart cities, natural resources, agri-agro technologies, circular economy and clean energy, investing in companies that directly address at least one of the targeted SDGs, with proven business models and mature innovative solutions and technologies.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 21, 2023

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. With the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law underway, Kate Wright, executive director of Climate Mayors, a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network of U.S.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

David Bouchoucha, Head of Private Assets at BNP Paribas AM said : “BNPP SIVF’s successful closing is evidence of the strong interest of our client investors to actively contribute to tackling climate change, fully aligned with the long-standing commitment of BNP Paribas to support young and innovative cleantech companies.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 10, 2024

Read the full story from Smart Cities Dive. The Federal Highway Administration does not have enough money to continue replacing roads that are not resilient against extreme weather, a federal highway research engineer said.

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3BL Media

APRIL 15, 2022

From the development of green hydrogen to enabling more resilient electrical grids, to 5G infrastructure that supports smart cities and brings broadband capabilities to rural communities, chemistry has a critical role to play. Chemistry can help create a world where people can thrive.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Some transportation advocates say that doesn’t address key equity and climate issues. While transit gets an unprecedented windfall, most transportation funds will still go to roads. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 3, 2024

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. communities are striving to keep pace with climate change impacts, and a new analysis of public agencies’ climate resilience and adaptation plans shows just how varied those efforts are.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2023

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. We dont need AI or big data to tell us with much greater detail how screwed we are as a city or as a planet, Rohit Aggarwala said at Cornell Techs Urban Tech Summit last week.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 24, 2022

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. More than a third of the nation’s 100 large cities have failed to establish overall community-wide climate goals, and just 19 of the 38 that have data available on their efforts to date were on track to meet their goals, according to the 2021 City Clean Energy Scorecard released Dec.…

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 20, 2022

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. transportation sources in 2030 by 19% from 2019 levels, according to an analysis released Thursday by America Is All In, a climate advocacy coalition supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. State, local and federal emissions policies already in place will reduce carbon emissions from U.S.

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Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 27, 2022

Using the Neara software, power providers can simulate the effects of climate change or other weather shifts on their operations to get ahead of issues or handle the variability of generation from renewables. Neara raised the funding from Skip Capital, Square Peg Capital (which led Neara’s Series A raise), and OIF. RCR Wireless ).

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3BL Media

AUGUST 23, 2022

Innovations in smart city solutions to help lower carbon footprint and promote sustainable living. With the growing number of natural disasters around the world triggered by climate change, constructive and collective action is needed to address the pressing issues. Smart City Solutions Helping to Save Resources.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

John Canali and Yan Golaz also discuss Matter – the new connectivity standards redefining Smart Homes of the future, rising climate change concerns worldwide and the collective responsibility that consumers/corporates have in ensuring wider adoption of net-zero innovations and practices. SOURCE: Schneider Electric.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Read the full story from Smart Cities Dive. Urban buildings are significant drivers of climate change — and governments at every level in the U.S. are working to slash greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 15, 2024

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. A policy will soon go into effect that aims to protect federally funded construction projects from heightened flooding caused by climate change, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday. Starting Sept.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As researchers we have a moral responsibility to investigate landfill, pollution, the way different materials contribute to climate change.”. His expertise lies in computational design, including AI and machine learning, digital and robotic fabrication, virtual and augmented reality sensor technologies and smart cities.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 26, 2024

Read the full story from Smart Cities Dive. communities better plan for future climate change impacts, Argonne National Laboratory recently launched an updated version of its online Climate Risk and Resilience Portal, which was first launched in 2023. To help U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. The International Code Council has introduced a new program to support the enforcement and implementation of building codes, according to a news release.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 19, 2023

Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Four Illinois research institutions announced on Thursday a two-year project that will examine how drought affects urban trees in order to inform how cities nationwide can effectively respond to drier-than-normal conditions made more common in some areas by climate change.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It is an initiative of the Global Brain Foundation, which is focused on achieving the SDGs with a special focus on climate change. . United Leaders provides whole-person leadership development specifically in the city context.

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Just Capital

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In 2023 , Myana became a fellow of 776 – a foundation co-founded by entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian dedicated to investing in youth entrepreneurs who are working on projects to help fight climate change. Amaterra Tech is planning to pilot their technology in a community in America next year.

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 3, 2022

The key recommendation is to fund Rounds 3 and 4 of the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program with commitment of $75m per year for three years to enable local governments to deploy scalable smart infrastructure. Increase funding for climate innovation and partnerships.

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

APRIL 27, 2021

The research found that the cities making best progress towards the SDGs were also leaders in using technology, data, and partnerships to achieve their social, environmental, and economic goals. Today, the largest investments are being made in cloud (87% of cities), mobile (85%), IoT (81%), biometrics (72%), and AI (66%).

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

“This is by far the most exciting time I’ve seen in the energy sector,” says Karina, an industry expert with over 25-years’ experience—spanning power generation, transmission and distribution, renewables, digitalization, and smart cities. Across Europe, the ambition to achieve net zero is turning into action.

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Sustainability Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Post COP-28, the most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Dubai in late 2023, it’s a question well worth asking. Under current national climate commitments, they’ll be 9% above 2010 levels by 2030; hardly the drastic reduction we desperately want and need. C above industrial levels.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

Our fractured and deeply unequal society is facing compound, unprecedented challenges presented by climate change, rising authoritarianism, and ever-widening inequality. What if new technologies sold to solve social problems are simply ill-suited to the complexity of the environments where they are introduced?

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

APRIL 27, 2021

The research found that the cities making best progress towards the SDGs were also leaders in using technology, data, and partnerships to achieve their social, environmental, and economic goals. Today, the largest investments are being made in cloud (87% of cities), mobile (85%), IoT (81%), biometrics (72%), and AI (66%).

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