UK commits £331M to strengthen climate resilience and protect critical infrastructure

The UK government has announced a £331M funding package to strengthen climate resilience, improve access to clean water and protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change and nature loss. The post UK commits £331M to strengthen climate resilience and protect critical infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Ofwat major projects senior director on combined gated process and boosting investor confidence

Pressure on the UK’s water resources is intensifying due to climate change, population growth and the need to protect the environment by taking less water from rivers and aquifers. The post Ofwat major projects senior director on combined gated process and boosting investor confidence appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

NCE Podcast | Can the UK’s ageing infrastructure cope with climate change?

The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or via the player below. The post NCE Podcast | Can the UK’s ageing infrastructure cope with climate change? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Resilient Transport 2026: A programme built to future- proof our vital transport networks

Globally, transport networks are facing mounting pressures, as climate change, ageing assets, growing demand and constrained budgets test the systems that underpin economic growth and social mobility. The post Resilient Transport 2026: A programme built to future- proof our vital transport networks appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

London’s deputy mayor for transport to discuss climate change challenges at ICE Resilient Transport conference

Seb Dance, London’s deputy mayor for transport and the deputy chair of Transport for London will deliver a keynote address entitled, London – adapting transport networks to meet the challenge of a warmer climate, at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) inaugural Resilient Transport conference… The post London’s deputy mayor for transport to discuss climate change challenges at ICE Resilient Transport conference appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

FT - Unleashing AI’s potential: how it can help us adapt to climate change 27062023

AI has the potential to be a key tool in the fight against climate change and make meaningful change in this critical moment. Hamid Maher, Managing Director & Partner at BCG, explains the importance of AI when it comes to tackling climate change, how it can be used to forecast both long-term and immediate hazards, and in turn help decision makers take action.

The Economist - Heatwaves: how hot can it get? 25052023

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more intense and more deadly. But what is a heatwave, why are they so dangerous and how are they affected by climate change?

Engineering with Rosie - Ultimate Climate Hack or a Recipe for Disaster? 25042023

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid that hit the earth and caused rapid global cooling from the sulfuric aerosols dispersed by the impact. Rapid cooling sounds like just the ticket to UNDO global warming... Can we artificially recreate the cooling effects of the asteroid’s impact to erase the effects of climate change?

RICS - WBEF Week 2023 - Investor interest in climate-related risk assessments on built assets, 09032023

The 2022 RICS sustainability report shows that almost three-fifths of global respondents believe that investor interest in climate risk assessment for built assets has risen in the past year. Is the much-needed change in the industry happening fast enough? What strategies are investors choosing to decarbonise their portfolios? What needs to change for the construction industry at large to decarbonise more and to do so at pace?

FT - Is stakeholder capitalism building a better world, or just empowering the rich? 20012023

For decades, some of the world’s most powerful people have gathered at a ski resort in the Swiss mountains called Davos. As the FT’s Moral Money editor Simon Mundy explains, many follow the central philosophy known as stakeholder capitalism. But is stakeholder capitalism a vital means of achieving a fairer, more enlightened world economy, or a dangerous idea that will strengthen the power of an unaccountable global elite?

Elite Nano Pacific

Elite Nano Pacific is a Fiji-based enterprise that provides nanotechnology-based protective coating solutions to prevent corrosion and increase materials’ lifespan. Through the applied use of nanotechnology, they are also able to save on raw materials, energy and water, as well as to reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous wastes. In such way, they contribute to fight climate change by indirectly supporting clean air, renewable energy, nontoxic surroundings, and the opportunity to live in a healthy community. * SDG 3 Good health and well-being SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities * SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production * SDG 13 (Climate action) * SDG 1 No Poverty - * SDG 5 Gender equality * SDG 8 Decent work and Economic * SDG 14 Life Below Waters * SDG 15 life on Land