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James MillsJames Mills is a web developer in the North East of England and founder of Refresh Teesside »

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ClimateNEClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew »

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December 2011 Archives


Deloitte Newcastle

No quick fix for North East manufacturing

Posted by Deloitte Newcastle on December 8, 2011 11:43 AM


The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures this week showing the UK manufacturing sector shrank by 0.7pc in October. Manufacturing output was also revised down for September to just 0.1pc growth from a previous estimate of 0.2pc.

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ClimateNE

Bringing North East businesses together in a way that works

Posted by ClimateNE on December 9, 2011 12:21 PM

Posted by Jen
I have already blogged about ConnectFriday, a new way to bring North East businesses together to build relations and collaborate on the green, climate resilient and low-carbon agenda, and I'm really excited that we're going ahead with a second event in the New Year.

The first event, which we hosted in November, was met with fantastic feedback and a request that ConnectFriday events take place every other month.

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ClimateNE

What is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?

Posted by ClimateNE on December 16, 2011 12:51 PM

Posted by Jen
Forward-thinking businesses must not only consider how to reduce their environmental impact, but also how to adapt and build resilience to the expected impacts of climate change as part of their wider business model.

The former is known as mitigation and the latter as adaptation. And clarification on this is very often sought. So, what is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?

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ClimateNE

Wishing you a prosperous and climate resilient 2012!

Posted by ClimateNE on December 22, 2011 10:30 AM

Posted by Jen
2011 has marked an exciting and successful time for ClimateNE; we kick-started a number of services that aim to help and support businesses identify if they are at risk to climate change, build resilience, save money, and identify commercial opportunities.

Continue reading "Wishing you a prosperous and climate resilient 2012!" »