Update for an INC project – Feedback welcome! For the past few months. John and I have been working with partners at Meister Consultants Group and Ramboll to understand the challenges and opportunities facing cities trying to fund their climate adaptation plans. It’s no secret that…
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A new, first-ever study of climate planning by 885 European cities reveals several patterns: More than a third of the cities–local authorities–have done NO climate planning for either GHG reduction or adaptation–and nearly 9 out of 10 cities have no adaptation plan. In nations without any national government…
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Great piece in the New York Times on Bird, the last-mile scooter start-up based in Venice. I kind of fell in love with the scooters last month in Santa Monica and reached out to the company about bringing them to Boulder. Never heard back. A sign, I…
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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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February 19, 2018 | Climate Adaptation, Finance, Innovation Network for Communities, Urban Operating System
The Innovation Network for Communities (INC) and Meister Consultants Group (MCG), in partnership with Ramboll, are undertaking a research project to identify opportunities to accelerate development of the financial resources cities need to support extensive urban climate adaptation. We define this as the capacity to repurpose,…
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October 19, 2017 | Adaptive Futures, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Innovation Network for Communities, Renewable Energy, System Scale, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Operating System
Which geographic entity in the Western Hemisphere has 22 million workers, a $4.3 trillion Gross Domestic Product, headquarters for about a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and is steadily reducing its GHG emissions and investing in its resilience to climate changes—all while increasing economic activity…
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