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How using cloud technology can help your organization meet sustainability goals

AWS Public Sector Blog

We lead this drive with the following aims: Match all of our electricity used in our operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of our original 2030 target. AWS will become water positive by 2030 , returning more water to communities than we use in our direct operations. million European homes.

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What Could Be: A 2030 Retrospective on Urban Mobility After COVID-19

The City Fix

COVID-19 is a radical moment in so many ways. By disrupting urban systems so profoundly, it has thrust the question of urban futures before us in a way that we cannot ignore. Will cities recover? What will they look like? Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

In January 2022, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy , and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that includes a new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. W ork ing B ackwards to Vision Zero.

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Why the creation of smart cities requires real-time data processing

Open Access Government - Technology News

By 2030 it is expected that 28% of people worldwide will live in a city with at least one million inhabitants, according to a report on urbanisation by the Government Office for Science. Mobility and connected transit: Monitoring public transport can improve safety and hygiene. In England alone, 82.9%

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Innovating for a more sustainable future: Practical examples from two Nordic organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

Creating fossil-free postal transport and logistics In 2021, Posti Group , the leading postal and logistics service company in Finland, signed the Climate Pledge , co-founded by Amazon, and committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across their business operations by 2040.

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Google Cloud launches new sustainability offerings to help public sector agencies improve climate resilience

Google Public Sector

The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation ( HDOT ) manages 2,500 miles of highway, with 20% of roads facing risks due to erosion and sea-level rise. And by 2030, Google aims to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy at all of our campuses, cloud regions and offices around the world.

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Using Online Community Engagement to Empower Older Adults

Social Pinpoint

To cater to varying preferences such as mobility and transportation, you might consider offering hybrid engagement by offering both online and in person face-to-face sessions. This is because while older adults may prefer in-person guidance, others may prefer online resources. of the population in Banyule is aged 60 and above.