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Public Infrastructure for Effective Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
Phys.org

A strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid damage to the global economy

Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative ...
Forbes

Climate Adaptation And Mitigation In The Built Environment

The droughts, wildfires, floods and storms that have marked what's been confirmed as the hottest summer on record are a stark reminder that we not only need to accelerate our decarbonization efforts ...
MIT Technology Review

Why we can no longer afford to ignore the case for climate adaptation

Scientists couldn't agree for years about the best way to fight global warming—now we know we need to both cut emissions, and adapt. This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original ...
Euromoney

As climate adaptation rises, will mitigation suffer?

Climate adaptation seems to be having a moment. At quite a few banking and business events that I have attended so far in 2024, it has featured large on the agenda. Corporates are more likely to call ...
PBS

Adaptation and Mitigation

Learn how adaptation and mitigation strategies are related to climate change in communities. Changes in the climates we live in are part of our everyday lives and will continue in the years to come.
iaea.org

#Atoms4Climate: IAEA at COP27 to Highlight Nuclear’s Role in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

As world leaders convene at this year's UN Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly referred to as COP27, the IAEA will host and ...
The Hill

Why mature and old forests are so important for climate mitigation and adaptation

The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that we must substantially reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels and simultaneously increase removal of carbon ...
Foreign Affairs

Innovation Is the Key to Containing the Worst Effects of Climate Change

With governments around the world falling short on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the goal of the 2015 Paris agreement to limit the rise in global temperatures is slipping further ...
Devdiscourse

AIoT is quietly becoming the nervous system of climate-resilient cities

According to the research, AIoT enables continuous environmental monitoring at a scale and speed that was previously ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Public Infrastructure for Effective Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a 1-day workshop on the role of public infrastructure in effective climate mitigation and adaptation. The ...