John Hennessy III,
P.E.
This report, produced jointly by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), offers policy makers a comprehensive understanding of the options available to support the development of renewables.
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The “State of the Air 2018” found ozone pollution worsened significantly in 2014- 2016 compared to the previous report, while improvements continued in year-round particle pollution and fewer episodes of high particle days. This year’s report provides continued evidence that the United States must continue to fight climate change and to support and enforce the Clean Air Act to protect the nation from unhealthy air.
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Each year, Regional Plan Association (RPA) brings together more than 1,000 civic and business leaders from around the New York metropolitan area to discuss major issues affecting the prosperity and quality of life in the region. The 2018 Assembly will feature Big Ideas that Can’t Wait — ideas we need to move forward on today to tackle some of the region’s biggest challenges in order to ensure sustainability, good governance and shared prosperity.
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Written by Devin Morrissey Whether it’s a flood, earthquake, or landslide, natural disasters are devastating to human society and we need to protect ourselves as they continue to strike. They can ruin carefully crafted roadways and buildings of all shapes and sizes — not to mention the havoc they wreak on human life. The severity […]
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JUNIPER RESEARCH What is a Smart City? “A Smart City is an urban ecosystem that places emphasis on the use of digital technology, shared knowledge and cohesive processes to underpin citizen benefits in vectors such as mobility, public safety, health and productivity.” Many smart city studies have been conducted with the aim of projecting technology […]
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WYOMING BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN TASK FORCE Executive Summary Legislative Background The Bicycle and Pedestrian System Task Force was created with the passage of Senate Enrolled Act 8 during the 2016 legislative session. The bill was developed by the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee over the course of the prior year as part […]
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As the Great Lakes region undertakes planning, policy development, and investments to revitalize its economic base, water is a cornerstone for future growth and prosperity. Jobs in economic sectors that depend directly on water infrastructure generate $447 billion in wages annually. Almost a quarter of the jobs in the region are in water-dependent industries such as agriculture, recreation, and manufacturing. Indeed, water is a fundamental strength upon which the region can build.
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A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund and Meister Consulting Group examines innovative financing approaches to sustainable infrastructure. The sustainable infrastructure market is growing across the United States and is increasingly driven by state or local requirements or sustainability goals. Built and managed to meet economic, environmental and social goals, sustainable infrastructure enables government to meet multiple goals by integrating environmental and social co-benefits. The new report introduces an Investment Design Framework featuring four key elements to assist local governments in creating “investment-ready” projects.
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Luís M. A. Bettencourt is the Pritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago. He is also a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago and External Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute.
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The number of EVs on America’s streets is at an all-time high. Throughout 2016, sales of plug-in electric vehicles increased nearly 38 percent.2 In 2017, sales of electric vehicles were up again, increasing 32 percent over the year.3 The introduction of the Chevy Bolt, Tesla’s Model 3 and other affordable, long-range electric vehicles suggests that growth in EV sales is just beginning. In fact, Chevrolet’s Bolt EV was named Motor Trend’s 2017 Car of the Year. But with more EVs on the road, and many more coming soon, cities will face the challenge of where electric vehicles will charge, particularly in city centers and neighborhoods without off-street residential parking.
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