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What should cities of the future look like?

Our Environment

With the effects of Climate Change an imminent threat to the world and with cities contributing to more than 60% of Global Greenhouse Gas emissions (United Nations, 2021), future cities will also need to secure sustainable development. Resilient Melbourne, 2020, p.03. Foster, 2020.Urban 2020, July).

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. And while greenhouse gas emissions may dip this year because of lockdowns, we should not celebrate.

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Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets

Physics World

According to a poll carried out in 2020 by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), only a quarter of people aged between 18 and 24 in the UK are aware that nuclear is a low-carbon source of energy. Tricky problem Nuclear energy is often not viewed as a low-carbon energy source. Courtesy: Shutterstock/andrea dantee).

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Chile Adopts New Climate Change Framework Law: A Paradigm Shift

Law Columbia

It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. This blog explores these elements and how they imply a paradigm shift in Chilean climate governance, becoming a leader in Latin America for climate action. Governance.

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Montrose Environmental Group Publishes Inaugural ESG Report

Montrose

the “Company,” “Montrose”) (NYSE:MEG) recently released its inaugural Environmental, Social, Governance (“ESG”) Report. “At Montrose prepared its 2020 ESG Report under the direction of its ESG working group. Talent Development. Corporate Governance. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. August 10, 2021 — Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.

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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

Acoel

It urges: Federal, state and local governments, and the private sector, to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to net zero or below. Congress to enact legislation to enact measures for climate adaptation and mitigation, the just transition to net zero, and sustainable development.

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India’s banks unprepared for climate breaking points

A Greener Life

As climate change accelerates, the risks and costs of extreme weather – like 2020’s Cyclone Amphan – are set to skyrocket in India. They also invest in each other: for example, the State Bank of India is a major shareholder of Coal India Limited, the government-owned coal mining and refining giant.?. By Lou Del Bello.