Investing in resilient infrastructure is less costly than not doing anything. As the study, reveals it results in fewer disruptions that affect the economy.
Category: Climate Adaptation
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Factoring Climate Change Adaptation in Building Designs
Extreme weather events that the US suffered such as Hurricane Sandy, Snowvember, and the historic flooding along Lake Ontario, causing several billions of dollars’ worth of losses have motivated Nicolas Rajkovich to develop climate-resilient buildings. Knowing that extreme climate events will increase in frequency, intensity, and duration, Rajkovich leads a laboratory that studies climate change...
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Can Climate Adaptation Promote Peace?
Climate adaptation programs that restore and/or protect agriculture, farming, water sources can help alleviate the situation and thus, promote peace.
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EV Batteries and Waste Management
The mass production of electric vehicles implies producing EV batteries, which presents a waste management challenge. Read to know the options mentioned.
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Are Electric Vehicles Solutions to Climate Change?
Electric vehicles seem to be the best way as a climate change action and to reducing CO2 emissions but the mass production of batteries poses a challenge.
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Germany’s Auto Industry and the Climate Change Action of Using e-Cars
“Running On Empty - Will Germany’s Car Industry Survive?” takes a look at Germany’s car industry and the climate change action of using electric cars.
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Are Countries Keeping their Paris Agreement Promises?
Each country's NDC needs evaluation to know whether its policies or plans to curb carbon emissions are enough to reduce greenhouse gas.
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Climate Change and the El Niño Phenomenon
Climate change, El Niño, and La Niña phenomena are related. We must be guided in our climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
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Climate Change Actions NZ – Zero Carbon Act and Nelson City’s Champ
New Zealand has enacted the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon Act). Nelson City appoints Climate Change champion.
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Carbon Sequestration through Pinus Radiata
Six of the 8 methods of carbon sequestration involve using plants or vegetation. Pinus Radiata can rapidly sequester carbon.