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The Future of Energy Resilience: Adapting to Extreme Weather Events

Strategy Driven

This presents significant challenges for our energy infrastructure, which must remain resilient to ensure continued service and safety. Recent years have illustrated the catastrophic impact of energy disruptions during extreme weather events.

Energy 109
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Renewable Energy Improves Energy Security

The Horizons Tracker

Such a transition towards renewable energy not only promises to produce new kinds of work but also makes energy supplies more secure. That’s the conclusion of a recent paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Energy security.

Energy 133
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Research Shows How Migration Can Help Sustainable Development

The Horizons Tracker

According to research, well-managed migration can play a role in advancing sustainable development. Sustainable development involves improving well-being in ways that fairly meet the needs of both present and future generations. “However, poorly managed migration can deepen inequality and increase environmental damage.”

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Most Of Society Remains Unaffected By The Clean Energy Transition

The Horizons Tracker

The research highlights that in developed nations with higher incomes, the burden of financial losses would predominantly fall upon the wealthiest individuals, for whom such losses represent only a small fraction of their overall wealth. ”

Energy 114
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Consider a Garden Leave Policy as a Replacement for Your Noncompetes

HR Digest

A garden leave policy is standard at many high-profile organizations but they are not as common as non-compete clauses. HRDive believes that these policies could see great value as noncompete alternatives and we’re inclined to agree. Image: Pexels What Is a Garden Leave Policy? workers.

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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

The Horizons Tracker

However, developing countries may not be able to take advantage of these opportunities unless their national governments and the international community take decisive action. Developing countries must capture more of the value being created in this technological revolution to grow their economies.”

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Why Identity Matters For Climate Policy

The Horizons Tracker

Successful climate policy requires cooperation among nations, but as we’ve seen during the Covid crisis, it can be very easy for nations to look inwards and prioritize their own citizens to the detriment of others. “The results show that political ideology is also highly influential in shaping attitudes towards climate policy.

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