GCN

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program will award $4.6 billion to states and metro areas this year to implement aspects of local climate action plans.

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GCN

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That means putting in place stronger building codes that incorporate proven, affordable climate-resilient standards. COMMENTARY | Instead of spending billions of dollars on disaster recovery every year, we should be investing in resilience from the start.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Climate change and infectious-health risks are threatening health systems across the globe. High-impact investments that address these risks concurrently could also help build resilient health systems.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Addressing climate change and its impacts has never been more crucial, and youth have been on the front line actively advocating for tangible, practical solutions to the climate crisis. Through […] Source

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The City Fix

APRIL 23, 2024

At the 43rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016, the Panel decided to include a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in the IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle. This achievement marked a.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Many of the climate technologies needed to achieve deep decarbonization already exist. The challenge now is accelerating innovation and scale-up to achieve technical and commercial breakthroughs.

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Homeroom

MARCH 5, 2024

School buildings and grounds are an essential element of equitable access to learning Continue Reading The post ED Takes Climate Action on Multiple Fronts appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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GCN

APRIL 19, 2024

Under their proposals, state agencies would use computer models to tally up the damages caused by climate change and identify the companies responsible. Then, they would send each company a bill for its portion of the destruction.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 11, 2023

By Erin Kelly Communities across the country are battling the effects of climate change. Urban heat, stormwater runoff, and increasingly destructive storms all require places to engage in “climate adaptation planning” to respond to these threats to community health and well-being.

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GCN

JANUARY 4, 2024

Joined by 21 states, the complaint falsely claims there is “no consensus” on the causes of climate change. One environmental advocate said the argument is “like suing NASA for saying the world is round.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is announcing the 2023 cohort of the Halcyon Climate Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean Fellowship. The focus of this fellowship is to help 10 innovative startups address the intersection of climate change and social determinants of health to provide more equitable health and life outcomes.

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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This year is a critical moment for climate action. The mounting impacts of climate change, from floods and droughts to hurricanes and heat waves, are taking a major toll on human lives and economies globally — particularly in vulnerable developing nations.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Civilization has been built on a foundation of climate stability that no longer exists. Adaptation is now as important as mitigation, and so is understanding its interrelated requirements.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In September 2023, the White House hosted the first-ever Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. This was a milestone toward building a more climate-resilient nation together.

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Paul Cairney

MARCH 7, 2024

This chapter describes climate change as the ultimate ‘wicked’ problem, so let’s make sure we know what that means.Think of references to ‘wicked’ … Continue reading → This post introduces chapter 8 of Politics and Policy Making in the UK by Paul Cairney and Sean Kippin.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 2, 2023

By Erin Kelly If you think climate change doesn’t affect how we tackle vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties—referred to by some as “blighted” properties —think again. By directly impacting people and the places they live (or once lived), climate change impacts community revitalization.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tom Middendorp, chair of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, discusses the link between climate change and security and the important role that the defense sector can play.

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Climate Risk and Resilience portal gives emergency managers nontechnical climate datasets and high-resolution, forward-looking climate insights.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 1, 2022

Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 23, 2024

From greenhouse gases and wildfire smoke leading to reduced air quality to rising temperatures impacting agricultural productivity and the food supply chain, the impacts of climate change on cities are complex and widespread.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

McKinsey research identified more than 30 measures that smallholder farmers can pursue to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

MAY 1, 2023

In this roundtable, leaders from AI-enabled analytics platform ZestyAI discuss how artificial intelligence could help US property insurers evolve their underwriting models to account for climate risk.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 8, 2022

Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on climate and clean energy provisions – many of which are included in last year’s […] Source. On Sunday, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) via the reconciliation process by a vote of 51-50.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. national parks are trying to go carbon-free. What does that mean for visitors? ," National Geographic -- " What to Save?

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Former Netherlands chief of defense Tom Middendorp, the “climate general,” discusses efforts to decarbonize defense forces and the security risks that could be heightened by climate change.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Public transport is one of the best, most cost-effective solutions available to address today’s climate and development challenges. Buses and trains can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to two-thirds per passenger, per kilometer compared to private vehicles. The UN’s latest.

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Disaster Zone blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

How climate change is impacting our weather and disasters.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And the state of Rajasthan is no stranger to this phenomenon, with its capital city, Jaipur, ranking 22nd on the Global Climate Vulnerability Index. India experienced almost one extreme weather event per day in the first nine months of 2022.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This framework seeks to provide an initial approach at quantifying the socioeconomic impacts of climate action. A roundtable with more than 40 climate leaders at COP28 underscored the need for this lens.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the two years since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), became law, communities of all sizes have been using these funds to address longstanding environmental problems, invest in infrastructure and prepare for emergent climate challenges.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With recognition of the vital role of both subnational and national governments in the climate agenda, the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions was established by the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting in 2023 under the presidency of Japan.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

When many think of climate change, they often think of floods, fires, droughts, and ecosystem collapse. However, the impacts of climate change spread far beyond natural disasters. Interested startups can apply for the Halcyon Climate Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean through April 28.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards—including those linked to climate change— has heightened the risk of disruption to the Department of State's operations overseas. This includes embassies and consulates, office buildings and.

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Citizen Lab

JUNE 26, 2023

The climate crisis is forcing governments around the globe to reassess and change direction. The city - famous for its baroque streetscapes and imperial palaces - aims to be climate-neutral by 2040 and is therefore prioritizing climate and sustainability projects. Vienna, the capital of Austria, is no exception.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

MARCH 13, 2023

Investments in climate technology are still increasing, defying the headwinds that affected most capital markets. We identify eight factors for deploying capital in this resilient space.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 13, 2023

These funds, ranging from annual allocations to competitive grants, give municipalities the financial opportunity to add a climate and resiliency lens to all municipal operations and […] Source

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