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In Denmark, an industry is lobbying its government for much tighter regulations to absolutely reduce emissions in order to meet the Paris Agreement. Stakeholders across the entire Danish building industry have agreed to an ambitious reduction roadmap tafter a team of architects undertook an independent review of government policies. They found that global building emissions must be reduced by 96% to limit global warming, and are currently lobbying for an emissions cap of carbon dioxide kilograms per meter squared. Something to admire ✅ Something to emulate? 🏗️ Is the UK ready to lobby for such a step? Do we want to continue to be part of the problem or should we try to become part of the solution? 🌳 🌱 🌍 UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) RIBA , CIBSE Construction Leadership Council UK Architects Declare The Institution of Structural Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Royal Town Planning Institute +++ Credit: Dani Hill-Hansen🌱 at EFFEKT 👇

Fantastic day 3 of the Natural Hazards Research Australia Forum, where the infrastructure stream saw researchers and practitioners really come together to really grapple with the meaning of infrastructure resilience under increasing complexity, uncertainty and interconnectivity. Here's a snapshot of what I heard: Paula Jarzabkowski on the deep interconnections between physical infrastructure and community well-being and resilience. Matthew Mason on innovative tools to enable modelling of risks in complex networks. Cameron Atkinson on the importance of cross-sector collaboration founded on evidence-based research. Lauren Rickards on the need for innovation in how we understand infrastructure - who and what is it for? Jamie Vistnes on unintended consequences from the clean energy transition and innovation in firefighting. Steve Crowley on how research can support complex decision-making. Bridie Fennessy on the human impacts of inevitable failures in interconnected infrastructure systems, and the power of collaboration. Rob Considine on the need to prioritise infrastructure systems that enable rather than undermine people's resilience. Steve Martin on the need for collaboration between the many stakeholders with an interest in the future of our physical environment. The panel talked about risk mitigation, decentralisation, wondering, redundancy and building back better. The red thread running through this was can be summed up in a few words: innovation, values, governance, and collaboration. Collaboration between scientists both physical and social, infrastructure managers and communities. Research has a key role in illuminating the pathways through this crisis / challenge / opportunity. Shout out to Kate Vinot for superb facilitation. Thanks to Sarah Mizzi and George Goddard for designing those insightful sessions and trusting me to provide concluding remarks! #CriticalInfrasture #DisastersResearch #Resilience #FireToFlourish

BCG is a proud sponsor of the NYNJ Infrastructure Forum. Our team is looking forward to meeting with industry peers and agency leaders from across the region to discuss critical topics like decarbonization, resilience, equity, alternative project delivery, and many others impacting infrastructure planning & delivery. Don’t miss the lunch roundtable hosted by Parth Doshi and Macky McCleary on Climate Transition Risk and Opportunity Strategy, where they’ll discuss how public agencies can act now to build resilient, sustainable futures. #NYNJInfrastructureForum #BCGonPublicSector  

In the past, federally funded ecosystem-building projects were great at launching new initiatives and less clear on producing tangible, long-term results. This was typically the result of two critical failures: 1. Operating in too narrow of scope to affect what is usually a nuanced and sprawling problem. 2. Ineffective collaboration between the public and private groups who are affected by these initiatives. As a result, inefficient projects burn well-intentioned public funding for solving logistical problems long before they can make a positive impact. This is exactly what happened to a community-led innovation hub in 2013 trying to commercialize energy-efficient buildings by running a pilot program in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. Instead of creating a nationally applicable program to improve energy efficiency, their focus was too narrow, and the project spent $55 million in federal funding to produce “no measurable benefit.” 10 years later, we as a country need to learn from the past and apply a more fluid approach to funding guidelines - one that will leave room for necessary exploration and collaboration. Thankfully, we’ve already seen progress in the CO-WY Engine’s National Science Foundation-funded federal mandate. The NSF encourages us to explore interrelated opportunities to improve climate resiliency instead of committing to a single course of action. Federal funding will be exponentially more effective when Engines are allowed to explore a wider range of solutions and collaborate across organizations instead of being boxed in by overly prescriptive mandates.

Projects get done at the local level and we've no intent to slow down.

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Last call for the submission of abstracts for International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation in Rail Traffic Systems   We recently launched a call for abstracts for the International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation in Rail Traffic Systems here. The deadline has now been extended to September 15.  The online event takes place on November 7 and 8 and is hosted in collaboration by Deutsches Zentrum für Schienenverkehrsforschung (DZSF), DB Engineering & Consulting, and RWTH Aachen University. Here are its main subjects: The conference includes several sessions covering a wide range of topics related to climate change adaptation in rail traffic systems. Whether you're a researcher or a practitioner in the field, we invite you to participate either as a presenter or as an attendee. Don't miss the chance to contribute to one of our four thematic sessions:  - Damages to railroad infrastructure due to climate change   - Operational and risk management in the rail sector   - Engineering approaches for resilient infrastructure   - Open session for diverse topics  Register now and submit your abstracts to join us in the global conversation on climate change adaptation and help shaping a resilient railway infrastructure!  New abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2024.  Registration deadline for participation: October 31, 2024.  Copyright Picture: Deutsche Bahn AG / Oliver Lang 

more reflections on the reckless gas policy Alan's comments are spot on" "But the impact of it on Australia’s emissions reduction project will be disproportionate, and devastating. Not only will the scientists and others who are genuinely trying to save the planet be both outraged and deflated, the morale of the army of government employees who are working on the difficult project of getting Australia’s emissions down will be crushed, wondering “what’s the point?” This also applies to those industries currently using gas and advancing their net zero decarbonisation plans to now question those plans ....

Harvard Business Review does a great job here providing a useful, practical, and actionable guide to #climateGovernance. For example here's a quote on the subject of political blowback: …. most directors we’ve talked to feel that they need to prepare for an energy transition. As one director put it, “This is such an existential issue that it will supersede political winds.” #sustainabilitydata #ESGreporting

Register today for this webinar by Liz Cornelius Timothy Farewell and John Harvey CEng on climate models in action discussing Anglian Water Services Forward-Looking Approach. https://lnkd.in/eBc3xctM #theIAM #assetmanagement #webinar #climatechange