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Chicago network, let’s connect! 🌍 Join me on 10 April at "The Courage to Continue: Stay the Course on Sustainability to Secure our Future" led by author and Chicago-based global leader Alex Kruzel. Register for this free event here: globalaffairs.org/events/securin… @ChicagoCouncil

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law The Climate Change Superfund Act, require fossil fuel companies to pay $3B/year for the next 25 years into a state fund for infrastructure projects to increase New York’s resilience to climate change. nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_f…

Excited to see this groundbreaking Tailwind report from @emazzacurati and team. "Tailwind Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook is first-of-a-kind report that overviews current supply, demand, and capital trends in climate adaptation innovation." tailwindclimate.com/playbook/

California voters approved Prop 4, a ballot measure that establishes a $10 billion bond to fund climate-related projects across the state: improve drinking water, fight wildfires, protect and restore natural lands, and increase resilience against extreme heat and flooding.

Wow, right here in #Chicago they are diving in to the health/climate nexus - so many opportunities there to solve the polycrisis! chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ui…

Climate Resilience takes Center Stage as Climate Impacts Intensify triplepundit.com/story/2024/cli…

@ClimateBonds has always been on the cutting edge of resilience finance tools. climatebonds.net/resilience the latest Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) Methodology and with great work from Cadlas.

Important! @google released a new AI Heat Resilience tool at neighborhood scale to help cities reduce surface temperatures through trees and reflective surfaceslevelhttps://www.axios.com/2024/09/04/google-heat-resilience-tool-cities

New analysis by @rebuildbydesign highlights that floods, fires, drought, and hurricanes don’t care about political party. See for yourself with their new mapping tool:bit.ly/3yjr2MV

A climate action campaign featuring sports stars - brilliant!!! youtube.com/watch?v=wMYuI0…

This cannot come a momemtn too soon - America's outdoor and some indoor workfore needs protections from extreme heat. Basic steps save lives. And, the economics are good - a heat exhausted workforce is not as productive washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

pwc.com/gx/en/issues/e… CRC has found this to be true for about a decade: "CEOs are less concerned about climate change than investors would like...." The financial sector continues to play a crucial role in ensuring we decrease GHG and increase resilience.

Incredible job opportunities with University of Maryland's Environmental Finance Center Climate Change Program Manager:  ejobs.umd.edu/postings/117034 Climate and Sustainability Program Assistant: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/117030

Extreme Heat Will Bake America's Cities, but there are ways to prepare - @TheEconomist economist.com/the-world-ahea…

Before heat season begins again in the Northern hemisphere, this is a great time to get a move on to help your workforce cope with increasing heat exposure!

Another climate change surprise for us: More diarrhea newatlas.com/medical/effect…

Feel hopeful! It helps to create action! cnn.com/2023/12/23/cli…

Climate resilience investments are possible & can be highly profitable. Opportunities for market-based #solutions for climate adaptation are coming to light. We need to learn from these partnerships & identify ways to scale them up. 👉tinyurl.com/mr5vm5t4 #UNIDOATCOP28

ARISE is headed to @COP28_UAE 🌎 Board member @camitapias_2 will explore perspectives on land & land use among Indigenous and other historically marginalized communities on stage with @IDIEM_Global. Attending #COP28? Join us on 12/9 at 10:30 A.M. GST. We'd love to connect!

Look at the amount of packaging the @USPS postal service burdens our homes and the planet with!? The plastic film and paperboard are easily 4X the volume and weight of the stamps. Not nice.