All posts tagged "Climate Change"
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Sustainability“It’s often easy to overlook climate issues until we’re faced with them ourselves”
In an exclusive conversation with Middle East Construction News (MECN), Sophia Kee, WSP Middle East’s recently appointed Head of Future Ready –...
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ConstructionVerdantix calls for employers to take steps to protect staff from physical climate risks
Verdantix has warned that climate change means that people are at greater risk of “occupational heat exposure, and employers need to develop...
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ConstructionGradiant acquires WaterPark Environment Corp
Global solutions provider and developer for cleantech water, Gradiant, has acquired WaterPark Environment Corp (WaterPark). The latter is a Taiwanese design and...
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Sustainability“We have 93% certainty within the next five years of hitting new temperature highs”
“We must eliminate all CO2 emissions from the built environment by 2040 to meet the 1.5-degrees Celsius climate targets. This commitment is...
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Sustainability“The industry needs to move from reactive to frontline lead and drive climate targets”
“The recent MWO announcement is a major concern, not just for the built environment but for society. That said, we still have...
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Industry NewsCundall names Carole O’Neil Global Managing Partner
Carole O’Neil has been announced as Global Managing Partner for multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall. O’Neil assumes the role on 1 July, 2022,...
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ConsultantReducing GHG emissions requires a coordinated approach says KEO’s Ioannis Spanos
“The reduction of emissions required to achieve the 1.5-degrees Celsius target needs to, and must, include a coordinated approach from all parties...
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ConstructionWorldGBC launches Circularity Accelerator to tackle climate and resource impact of built environment
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils has launched a Circularity Accelerator as part...
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ExpertsFostering a collective responsibility for climate change
When we talk about climate change, we’re referring to changes in our planet’s average temperature. While temperature fluctuations have always occurred naturally,...
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SustainabilityWMO: 50:50 chance of global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5C threshold in five years
On 9 May, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) issued a notice that stated there is a 50:50 chance of the annual average...
