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Discussions with tag 'Climate Change'
Energy & Sustainability Summit 2017 May 25th 7:30am-6pm
2016 was officially the warmest year on record, with temperatures almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the pre-industrial level. The year also brought change to Washington, with many uncertain or f…
MA Carbon Pricing Summit & Lobby Day, June 13
The Campaign for a Clean Energy Futureis having a first big lobby day of the year. This is a big opportunity to push carbon pricing in Massachusetts. We will meet at the CABA/CXC office at the Old Wes…
Climate Week NYC 2017, September 18-24
The Climate Week NYC 2017 Affiliate Events program is now open for registrations. Annually, businesses, NGOs, civil society groups, academic institutions and others are offered the opportunity to part…
How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming? (Take the Quiz! via New York Times)
Green entrepreneur, Paul Hawken recently edited a book called “Drawdown.” The new book analyzes one hundred potential climate change solutions and ranks them based on the measure of greenhouse gas…
Webinar: Best in the West Webinar Series: Risk Management in the Age of Climate Change, July 25
Learn how the built environment can help mitigate climate change during this fourth installment of the Best in the West webinar series. LEED Fellow Scott Bowman and environmental change scientist J…
Support Senate Bill 2056 - To Create an Option for MA Residents to Donate a % of Tax Returns to the Least Developed Countries Fund
From the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University: On October 31st, the Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 2056 (S.2056) - a bill that would crea…
Panel: Climate Change Impacts: Relocation to Safer Ground - December 5, 6:30-7:30pm, Columbia University, NY, NY
You are cordially invited to an upcoming panel hosted by Columbia University’s Earth Institute on ‘Climate Change Impacts: Relocation to Safer Ground.’ Join us for this exciting event on Tuesday…
Climate Adaptation Forum - Friday, January 12, Boston
Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry Friday, January 12, 2017 Registration - 7:15 AM Program - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Un…
USGBC MA - Residential Green Building Meeting with Guest Speaker Bill Womeldorf, Monday, February 12, 5:45pm, Boston
This month, Bill Womeldorf will be presenting on "Getting to Zero in MA: Single Family and Multifamily trends." Please note this is a speaker change, but an awesome new topic! Residential Green…
Greenovate Boston, Climate Ready South Boston Open House, March 6, 6-8pm- Boston's Children's Museum
Climate Ready Boston is the Mayor's ongoing initiative to help the City grow and prosper in the face of climate change. Protecting South Boston from sea level rise and coastal flooding is a priority. …
Global Climate Action Summit, September 12 - 14, San Francisco, CA
The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements …
World Summit on Climate Change & Global Warming, November 26-27, Tokyo, Japan
Meetings International Pte LTD Conferences welcomes every one of the members over the globe to participate in the International Conference i.e. World Summit on Climate Change & Global Warming (Climate…
Companies vs. Climate Change, The B2B Climate Solutions Event, October 9-10, Amsterdam
Companies vs. Climate Change (CvCC) is a media and events company whose mission is to serve as a global forum for companies of all sizes to share best practices for solving climate change with wholly …
Companies vs. Climate Change, The B2B Climate Solutions Event, Nov 28-29, Miami, FL
CvCC is dedicated to providing a forum for business leaders to connect around climate change solutions. They strive to be an open and straight-forward arena for companies to collaborate and share best…
Webinar: Bipartisan Conversation on Pricing Carbon Emissions, Wednesday August 29, 1:15 pm EDT
While federal progress on climate change may have stalled, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and others on the right and left have reinvigorated efforts to use market incentives to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas…
2018 Iowa Environmental Council Annual Conference - Environmental Justice: An Iowa Value, September 27, Des Moines, Iowa
Join fellow Iowans interested in a sustainable future for Iowa on September 27, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport for IEC's annual conference. Environmental threats to land, water, and c…
Designing Climate Resilience Forum, October 5, 2018, Boston, MA
In the first of two forums exploring resiliency and adaptation, the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) are partnering to explore the importance of desi
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Climate Change, Part 1: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Climate change is happening, despite the differing opinions and facts surrounding it. It’s become quite the divisive topic, eliciting passionate debates. It’s easy to understand why those
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Climate Change, Part 2: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Wouldn’t it be great if saving the world was as easy as ditching straws or riding our bikes to work? Sustainable living is definitely affected by our personal best practices, but it’s obvi
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Climate Change, Part 3: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
I used to love reading dystopian fiction, particularly when the fall of humanity could be attributed mostly to climate change or a weather catastrophe. I think this was because of all the possibilitie
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4th World Summit on Climate Change & Global Warming, June 17-18, Osaka, Japan
Climate Change 2019 warmly welcomes each one of the individuals and supporters from worldwide to attend 4th World Summit on Climate Change and Global Warming amid June 17-18, 2019 in Osaka,
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Cook County Sustainability Version 2.0, February 6, Chicago, IL
“In 2010, President Toni Preckwinkle took office as President of Cook County. She convened an advisory council of industry professionals to set forth goals and objectives to make Cook County a w
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Climate Change, Part 4: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
I have been writing off and on about Bill Gates’ October 2018 post regarding climate change. Initially, I was interested in what he had to say because I was surprised to find out how much of an
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Climate Change, Part 5: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
This is this the final installment to the Climate Change series I’ve been writing for the last month or so, based on Bill Gates’s blog post. Since I’m wrapping it up, it seems timely
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Grey to Green Conference, April 4-5, Toronto
Grey to Green is taking place in Toronto on April 4 & 5 and will highlight new policy, design practices, and innovative products in the green infrastructure sector. Our goal is to help inform
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