In a report featured in GreenBiz–“Opportunity zones could provide major boost for clean energy, sustainable development”–INC partners Julia Parzen & Graham Richard explain how the federal Opportunity Zone program can be leveraged to produce gains for communities, investors, and the planet. Julia and Graham chart various innovative ways…
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As we researched Life After Carbon, we relied on a number of terrific books for ideas, examples, and inspiration. Here’s our list, with links to Amazon. Also note that according to our book’s Amazon page, customers who bought our book also bought 12 other books including…
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December 2, 2018 | Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, Modern City Model, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Transformation
The spreading and evolving efforts of cities to reduce GHG emissions have proceeded through three stages in the past three decades: Decarbonizing Emissions, Emphasizing Co-benefits, and Seeking Transformation. In Life After Carbon, we describe the emergence of urban transformation. From Chapter 6: As climate innovations proliferate in…
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It is estimated that by 2050, three out of four people on Earth will live in cities. It is clear that the ramifications of this global human migration are enormous, especially in light of the disastrous effects of climate change. The balance between population, human habitats,…
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Historian Bob Johnson’s Carbon Nation: Fossil Fuels in the Making of American Culture examines the start of the fossil-fuel revolution in the US in the 1800s and shows how it created more than a new energy economy. A new American culture came into being. “We became a people 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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