Engineers have a role in fixing climate change - factoring climate-related events and climate adaptation in their designs, decarbonisations.
Author: Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate Adaptation Platform )
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Climate Change Negotiations Outcomes at the COP26 Glasgow
At the COP26 conclusion, negotiators finally settled the issues on the Paris Agreement Rulebook, carbon markets regulations and climate data.
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Climate Adaptation Efficacy and Adequacy Determined
Researchers reviewed climate adaptation literature and identified 11 frames to what effective climate adaptation is.
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Climate Adaptation “Scorecard” for Climate Change Projects Created
Climate adaptation evaluation is a complex undertaking but these researchers developed a “scorecard” for climate adaptation projects.
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What COP26 Accomplished
The Glasgow COP26 has concluded with its aim to keep the Paris Agreement, limiting global temperature rise. Know what the summit achieved.
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Engineering NZ Offers Climate Action Resources
Engineering NZ is challenging engineers in New Zealand to act now—to be bold and creative in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
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Visualizing Life in a 3°C Warmer World
As COP26 Glasgow took up global warming, we picked up an interesting scenario of living and adapting to a 3°C warmer temperature.
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NZ’s Climate Policies and Local Government Actions
New Zealand enacted the 2019 Zero Carbon Amendment Act to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Local Councils are on the frontline.
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Climate Adaptation Example – Matatā, NZ Managed Retreat
Matatā NZ shows how extreme climate events can affect a peaceful and tight-knit community, forcing them to adapt through managed retreat.
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Emission Gap Report Bares Climate Pledges Status
UNEP's Emissions Gap Report comes in a year when a series of extreme climate events and the pandemic affected us worldwide.