Achieving water security and the SDGs
The Water Show Africa, held in Johannesburg over March 28th and 29th, brought together a series of speakers, both locally and internationally, to help bridge the gap between the opportunities and challenges…
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Category: Climate change
A focused intelligence section from the Mark and Focus archive, connecting recurring analysis across policy, infrastructure, resilience, technology, and urban systems change.
Ontario’s drive to cut building emissions
Globally, and up to 30% of all energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.. With energy and water inextricably linked, reducing water consumption in buildings will in turn reduce GHG emissions. Ontario’s drive to…
Making a net zero carbon economy
and is one of the most important materials to divert from landfills. Food that is disposed of in landfills decomposes to create methane, a gas that is 25 times more potent than…
Strategies for greening the skyline
On January 24th 2017, San Diego’s City Council unanimously approved its Urban Forestry Program Five Year Plan to help the city meet its commitment to climate change mitigation and resilience, carbon sequestration,…
The circular economy and the water world
With the rise of the circular economy, where products and waste materials are reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled,. One water utility leading the way in implementing the circular economy is Berlin’s Berliner…
South Australia’s circular economy initiative
In the circular economy, where resources, including water, are used in a more sustainable way. through greater recycling and re-use, with significant benefits to both the economy and the environment. In one…
Creating a water-secure future for cities
With global demand for water projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030, cities around the world are facing a water-insecure future unless they balance rising demand with limited, and often variable,…
Reducing water-food nexus pressures
With the global population projected to reach 9 billion in 2050, demand for food is expected to increase by over 50% in 2030 and 70% in 2050. Already accounting for nearly 70%…
Greening the grey with green infrastructure
San Francisco’s paved surfaces, including buildings, streets and parking lots, cover most of the city, preventing rainwater from infiltrating into the ground. The result is that stormwater runoff travels across these impervious…
The world’s first carbon neutral city
Between 2007 – the year South Australia established its climate change legislation and released its first climate change strategy – and 2013. At the same time the city’s economy grew by 28%.…