The document summarizes the local response to climate change in the city of Oulu, Finland. It outlines Oulu's commitments to climate strategies and programs since 2007. It then describes some of the main achievements in local climate work, including projects on citizen awareness, publishing an energy review, organizing events, and distributing information. Upcoming plans include starting an "eco-support" program in workplaces to promote environmental awareness. The CHAMP program has helped support and improve Oulu's ongoing climate change work through new ideas, models, and networking.
South Pole Group - Climate Neutral Now Initative - London LaunchJunio Valerio Palomba
Copy of the presentation I gave in October 2015 at the Brazilian Embassy in London as part of the Global Launch of the Climate Neutral Now initiative by the UNFCCC.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
In a world where drastic change in every facet of our lives to prevent destructive climate change, lighting is a significant element. Marcus will cover how the design and specification of lighting on a project can have a major impact on energy consumption, and discussing ways to mitigate waste and planning for a circular economy and carbon zero.
By Marcus Steffen at MS Lighting Design
South Pole Group - Climate Neutral Now Initative - London LaunchJunio Valerio Palomba
Copy of the presentation I gave in October 2015 at the Brazilian Embassy in London as part of the Global Launch of the Climate Neutral Now initiative by the UNFCCC.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
In a world where drastic change in every facet of our lives to prevent destructive climate change, lighting is a significant element. Marcus will cover how the design and specification of lighting on a project can have a major impact on energy consumption, and discussing ways to mitigate waste and planning for a circular economy and carbon zero.
By Marcus Steffen at MS Lighting Design
Presentation by Mr. Dumindu Herath
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Hayley Edmonston: Presentation on March 15, 2018 - "Landscape Resilience in a...OpenSpaceCouncil
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- Hayley Edmonston, Climate Resiliency Fellow,
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
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To save the Environment, we have to first improve our economy and lead to green economy from present brown economy by the following means shown in presentation.
For more information about the Informed Cities initiative visit http://informed-cities.iclei-europe.org or join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InformedCities
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shares insights from the Foundation's 'climate change and social justice' programme and reflects on the role voluntary and community organisations can play to ensure reponses to climate change are effective and fair. This keynote presentation was delivered at the concluding workshop of NCVO's 'vulnerable people and climate change' project on 19 February 2013: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vulnerable-people-climate-change
You can listen to an audio-recording of this presentation online (starting on slide 5): http://archive.org/details/WhyWeNeedASociallyJustResponseToClimateChange
Presentation by Mr. Dumindu Herath
(Project Manager – Integrated Development Association)
Technical Session 01: Climate Change Mitigation
Experience Sharing Forum on Climate Smart Initiatives of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Next – A blue Green Era – Conference and Exhibition 2017
16 – 17 October 2017, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hayley Edmonston: Presentation on March 15, 2018 - "Landscape Resilience in a...OpenSpaceCouncil
Landscape Resilience in a Changing Climate: From Concepts to Action
- Hayley Edmonston, Climate Resiliency Fellow,
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
This presentation was given during a workshop at the Bay Area Open Space Council's March Gathering on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA.
To save the Environment, we have to first improve our economy and lead to green economy from present brown economy by the following means shown in presentation.
For more information about the Informed Cities initiative visit http://informed-cities.iclei-europe.org or join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InformedCities
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shares insights from the Foundation's 'climate change and social justice' programme and reflects on the role voluntary and community organisations can play to ensure reponses to climate change are effective and fair. This keynote presentation was delivered at the concluding workshop of NCVO's 'vulnerable people and climate change' project on 19 February 2013: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vulnerable-people-climate-change
You can listen to an audio-recording of this presentation online (starting on slide 5): http://archive.org/details/WhyWeNeedASociallyJustResponseToClimateChange
Presentation by Dr. Jim Guldin to support the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Workshop held January 12-14, 2016
Presentation at the Carbon Management Council's June 5, 2008 webinar, Corporate Action: Designing Practical Sustainability Programs. Presentation by Tim McGraw, Director of Corporate Environment and Safety, Northwest Airlines.
Response to Climate Change (incl. case of Carbon Capture)Shibojyoti Dutta
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In 2010, the OECD presented the Environmental performance review of Ireland. This review included 38 recommendations intended to contribute to further environmental progress in Ireland, to address issues such as water, air, biodiversity and international environmental co-operation.
Five years later, in March 2014, Ireland presented a mid-term review to the OECD Working party on Environmental performance. This mid-term review, a voluntary contribution, provides a timely opportunity to take stock of the progress made and the remaining challenges. Ireland's actions have included :
the reform of the waste sector,
the reform of the water sector,
the planned introduction of domestic water charge,
the introduction of a carbon tax,
substantial reform of the local government system.
Gathering Sunlight to my Neighbors
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12th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting
4-6 June, 2019, Hangzhou, China
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The leaflet Improving wastewater management in the Baltic Sea Region presents the focus areas and major activities planned in the framework of the IWAMA project.
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This brochure describes the practical experiences of the cities’ introduction and extension of the usage of sharing schemes with traditional bicycles, electric bicycles as well as with electric and hybrid cars. Numerous advantages of sharing schemes are pointed out in the brochure. Besides saving money for the individual and improving the environment, the concept paves the way for multi-modal use of transport systems since the vehicle-sharing concept excels at high flexibility due to the independency of timetables and predetermined routes. Automated sharing systems can reliably be in operation year-round, day and night. Furthermore, the user freely chooses the fastest route to his destination not being bound to bus or train lines. In other words, a vehicle-sharing system adds customer value to the whole transport chain.
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Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
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Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
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Oulu: Integrated climate change response: From strategy to practice
1. Local response to climate change
City of Oulu
“From strategy to practice”
CHAMP Final Conference
14.-15.12.2011
Marketta Karhu Hanna-Mari Koivukoski
Environmental Office of the Oulu Region Environmental Office of the Oulu Region
firstname.lastname@ouka.fi firstname.lastname@ouka.fi
2. Short history of local climate work:
commitments related to climate change in Oulu
City of Oulu´s updated
strategy Climate change
”ILMO” = City of
→ i.a. responding to climate strategy of the
Oulu’s Development
change with the principles of Oulu region
Programme for the
sustainable development
Climate Change
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Energy Efficiency Agreement and Energy Covenant
City of Oulu´s
Programme for 2008-2016 of Mayors
environmental
→ the city of Oulu is committed to the 9%
policy
energy saving in their own activities by 2016
Eurocities Declaration
of Mayors
3. Main achievements and results in our local
climate work
– what we have done in practice:
• ..during 2011, we have started two projects (with external
funding) concerning citizens’ climate change awareness
• ..published a Climate and Energy Review four times a year
• ..organized energy advice sessions
• ..participated in national and international events and
campaigns (Earth Hour, European Mobility Week, Energy
Saving Week and so on..)
• .. given a loan indicators for measuring energy consumption
of households
• .. made a guide that includes advices on rational energy
consumption and climate-friendly lifestyle
• ..purchased a electric bike for the common use
• .. gathered the measures and indicators in the annual report
related to climate change strategy
4. Events which we have organized…
– we organized the energy and
climate change themed event in
connection with the Earth Hour –
campaign
– event was arranged in cooperation
with several parties
– “Energy and Climate Change –
path” was the operative route,
which aims was to get participants
to reflect on their own energy
consumption and climate impact
of their choices
– 250 people attended the event
5. Events which we have organized..
– In Finland, we have "a cycling week"
in every May
– In Oulu, during the week we
organized guided cycling tours in the
official cycling routes in cooperation
with the local cycling club
– we also organized “bicycle
orienteering”, where participants
cycled to different destinations on the
city with help of images
– the week includes “Bike to work” –
day, so we encouraged our employers
to bicycle to work
6. Main achievements and results in our local
climate work
What is becoming?
– Eco-support activity begins in January 2012
– Eco-support is an operating model developed
for promoting environmental awareness in the
workplace
• one or more eco-supporters are appointed and trained for every working community
• alongside their regular duties, these eco-supporters will offer instructions and motivation
to their fellow workers for environmental work
• the basic training focuses on environmental issues, reducing the environmental load of
the work, changing standard operating procedures in a more environmentally friendly
direction, and various ways of influencing everyday operations
• the work of eco-supporters includes formulating recycling instructions for individual
workplaces, disseminating information, and raising environmental issues at meetings.
– Activity is developed in the city of Helsinki
7. Benefits of the CHAMP to our local climate
change work?
• We think that CHAMP..
– ..confirmed the ongoing work with the Climate
change strategy of the Oulu region
– ..gave new ideas and models to improve our
work
– ..gave support to go forward in climate issues
– ..helped people to network