Walking through my Midwestern neighborhood, I spy innovations that suggest we are up to the challenges that a changing climate triggers. I see storm sewers with “rain blockers” that delay rainwaters’ approach to them during and after big rains; “permeable alleys” that absorb water through pores…
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Not unless we act much more swiftly immediately. A compelling ad for The Great Course on investing shows a man’s hands grasping a giant golden egg. It reminds me of the ever-present effort to learn from the past. Yet, with climate change, have we learned valuable…
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April 9, 2018 | Climate Adaptation, Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, Urban Climate Innovation
John Cleveland is Executive Director of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission. This briefing document prepared with Amy Longsworth, GRC Director, in late 2017. Re: The Boston Green Ribbon Commission Mission: The Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) convenes leaders from Boston’s key sectors to support the outcomes of…
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April 4, 2018 | Adaptive Futures, Climate Adaptation, Modern City Model, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Transformation
“Rethinking Cities in Arid Environments”–the latest in Arup’s “Cities Alive” series–offers fascinating insights into the urban climate adaptation challenge that gets little attention (so far) compared to sea level rise. cloudbursts, and river flooding. Arid environments–zones with scarce fresh water and precipitation–will become more challenging for…
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After climate-driven devastation hits a community–storm & sea surges, river flooding, earthquakes, wildfires–a lot gets said about where development should never have been allowed to occur because the risks were too great–and a lot gets decided about rebuilding as much as possible to make things just…
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What about credit rating agencies as a market actor to inspire climate resilience? Already, the 11 recommendations by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure – sorted into Governance, Strategy, Risk Management and Metrics/Targets – are sinking into the market. Many are turning to the credit…
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