Climate change

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
1 min read

Rotterdam’s clean energy goals

Rotterdam has launched its ‘Rotterdam Programme on Sustainability and Climate change’ that will guide the city’s attempts to accelerate and upscale...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

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
2 min read

Water scarcity a catalyst for cooperation

Demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 2030 as a result of numerous mega-trends including climate change, rapid economic...
Robert C. Brears
3 min read

Hamburg’s resilience plan

Cities around the world are being impacted by more frequent and severe weather-events. With global urban populations increasing rapidly, and cities...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Berlin becoming a climate-friendly city

This year, Berlin launched the BerlinStrategy | Urban Development Concept Berlin 2030. The BerlinStrategy revolves around three key themes in achieving...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Rotterdam on the path to becoming a resilient city

A resilient city according to resilientcity.org is one that “has developed capacities to help absorb future shocks and stresses to its...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
3 min read