Cities Eye Tech, Transit On Path To Environmental Resilience
Via Deloitte, a report on Deloitte”s Urban rethink which surveyed 200 city leaders and 2000 citizens globally, and delves into ways in which cities can achieve equitable climate actions: In an [...]
Systemic Cooling Poverty: A New Facet of Deprivation Emerging In A Warming World
Via Phys.org, a new study underscoring the rising “cooling gap” and an increase in cooling poverty, highlighting growing equity issues arising as the climate warms.  The study showed [...]
Singapore Is Fighting Rising Seas to Save $50 Billion in Real Estate
Via Bloomberg, a look at Singapore’s efforts to prepare for – and battle – rising seas: During a half-century of independence, Singapore has fought to expand its territory, inch by [...]
These Places Could Become ‘Unlivable’ As Earth Warms
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the hottest parts of the world where high temperatures and humidity will, for longer stretches, surpass a threshold that even young and healthy people [...]
Come Hell or High Water: Building Community Resilience to Floods, Droughts and Water Contamination
Courtesy of ImpactAlpha, a look at building community resilience to floods, droughts and water contamination: Water — too little, too much or too dirty — isn’t simply emerging as a climate [...]
Boston Skyscraper Named World’s Biggest ‘Passive House’ Office
Via Canary Media, an article on a Boston building, which will use far less energy than a conventional design, as the latest example of the efficiency standard’s growing popularity: A new Boston [...]

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BLACK SWANS GREEN SHOOTS
Black Swans / Green Shoots examines the collision between urbanization and resource scarcity in a world affected by climate change, identifying opportunities to build sustainable cities and resilient infrastructure through the use of revolutionary capital, increased awareness, innovative technologies, and smart design to make a difference in the face of global and local climate perils.

'Black Swans' are highly improbable events that come as a surprise, have major disruptive effects, and that are often rationalized after the fact as if they had been predictable to begin with. In our rapidly warming world, such events are occurring ever more frequently and include wildfires, floods, extreme heat, and drought.

'Green Shoots' is a term used to describe signs of economic recovery or positive data during a downturn. It references a period of growth and recovery, when plants start to show signs of health and life, and, therefore, has been employed as a metaphor for a recovering economy.

It is my hope that Black Swans / Green Shoots will help readers understand both climate-activated risk and opportunity so that you may invest in, advise, or lead organizations in the context of increasing pressures of global urbanization, resource scarcity, and perils relating to climate change. I believe that the tools of business and finance can help individuals, businesses, and global society make informed choices about who and what to protect, and I hope that this blog provides some insight into the policy and private sector tools used to assess investments in resilient reinforcement, response, or recovery.