This post discusses the impact of infrastructure on carbon emissions and emphasizes the necessity for low-carbon infrastructure.
Author: Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate Adaptation Platform )
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The Infrastructure Industry’s Role in Safeguarding the Environment and the People
The article highlights the role of the infrastructure industry and construction to safeguard the environment; covers climate adaptation and mitigation.
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Climate Change Adaptation through Nature-based Horizontal Levees
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Pacific Climate Change Centre Establishment in Samoa
The Pacific Climate Change Centre is a partnership between the governments of Japan and Samoa that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded.
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Is Humanity’s Impact on Climate Irreversible?
According to The Economist, human activity has damaged the earth's climate and carbon cycle, which requires substantial efforts to reverse.
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Middle East States are Adopting Solar Power
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Climate Adaptive Rice Production Under Global Warming
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Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in Mediterranean Climate
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The Policy and Economic Pathways for Deep Decarbonisation in the US
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Climate Mitigation through Adopting a Low-Carbon Concrete Building Code
Marin County has adopted a low-carbon concrete building code as a model for climate mitigation for other towns and cities.