Business and economics

Decoupling growth from carbon emissions in NRW

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is a supersized economy in Germany and Europe with a GDP of over EUR...
Robert C. Brears
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Investing in green climate adaptation solutions

By 2050, 66% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas, increasing the concentration of people exposed to climate...
Robert C. Brears
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Developing the UK’s smart grid

In the UK, 53 million smart meters for electricity and gas will be installed across all households and small non-domestic premises...
Robert C. Brears
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Mitigating bio-energy-food nexus pressures

Countries around the world are beginning to transition away from fossil fuel-based economies towards bio-economies that use biological sources, materials and...
Robert C. Brears
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Demand management reducing energy-water nexus pressures

Nearly half of all water withdrawn in the U.S. is used to cool thermoelectric power plants, ensuring they operate safely and...
Robert C. Brears
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The Nordic Eco-label successful 25 years on

The Nordic Eco-label is over 27 years old, making it one of the world’s oldest eco-labels. Shaped like a swan the...
Robert C. Brears
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Reducing the costs of land degradation from agriculture

Over the past two centuries, humans have converted or modified 70% of the world’s grasslands, 50% of the savannah, 45% of...
Robert C. Brears
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Sydney Water becoming a utility of the future

Sydney Water is Australia’s largest water utility and is among the ten most largest water utilities in the world. The utility...
Robert C. Brears
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Smart water meters managing limited supplies

One of the major challenges for all nations, developing and developed, is ensuring people have reliable access to water supply services....
Robert C. Brears
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Mitigating water risks to the pharmaceutical industry

The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report has ranked the water supply crises as the number 1 global risk to...
Robert C. Brears
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