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Martin Powell

@MartinPowell14

Living in Cambridge, working in Paris, passionate about sustainability, the environment, the future of cities and societal progress. All views are my own.

 Cambridge, Paris, London
Joined March 2013
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Ulrike Decoene@udecoene26 Oct 2023
Comme d'habitude, échanges✨en équipe et top organisation. Merci @anne_boring & @cecileprieur pour vos précieux éclairages sur les défis du leadership féminin et les solutions pour combattre les inégalités hommes/femmes. Un grand merci à @LeMondefr pour votre accueil chaleureux !
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Conor Riffle@c_riffle27 Oct 2022
An excerpt of my chapter from the new book The Climate City is up on @GreenBiz. Check it out! @Rubicon The Climate City lays out a roadmap for smart, sustainable cities of the future. @MartinPowell14 @wileyinresearch greenbiz.com/article/resourc…

The resourceful city: Taking a circular approach to resources | Trellis

Taking a look at Lansink's waste hierarchy and the circular economy to challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal.

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Esta semana se realizó en Londres el lanzamiento del libro “The Climate City”, editado por @MartinPowell14, en el que tuve el privilegio de escribir el capitulo “The Climate Resilient City”. El libro aporta nuevas ideas para la construcción de ciudades más sustentables.
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Mark Watts@MarkWatts_4 Aug 2022
It’s been a privilege to be part of this fantastic and important project. Thanks to @MartinPowell14 for putting this together - a truly invaluable resource covering all aspects of tackling the climate crisis in urban areas.
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Mark Watts@MarkWatts_4 Aug 2022
It’s been a privilege to be part of this fantastic and important project. Thanks to @MartinPowell14 for putting this together - a truly invaluable resource covering all aspects of tackling the climate crisis in urban areas.
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Eric Ast@EricJAst10 Aug 2022
Very proud to have co-authored a chapter on “The Data City”, with @sethschultz, for @MartinPowell14’s timely new book “The Climate City”. As excited to read from the 30+ brilliant contributors as I was to write. A critical resource for #cities #climate - wiley.com/en-us/The+Climate+…
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Mark Watts@MarkWatts_8 Aug 2022
My piece on a topic which is a very personal one for me - #airquality. In my twenties, I developed adult-onset asthma from a daily cycling commute through London’s polluted streets. bit.ly/3vNyrQ5
How global cities are taking action on an invisible killer

How global cities are taking action on an invisible killer

Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities, reflects on cities' progress in tackling air pollution and improving air quality for residents.

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Glad to contribute a chapter to this important new book amazon.com/Climate-City-Mart…
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Nicky Gavron@nickygavron2 Aug 2022
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@MartinPowell14 's timely book The Climate City has just been published. Very proud to have co-authored a chapter on innovative solutions for low carbon housing in dense cities (The Habitable City) #nature #climatecrisis #NetZero #environment #housing
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Extremely proud to share that @MartinPowell14's book *The Climate City* has just been published, and it includes a chapter that I wrote on the human and economic costs of air pollution 🏭 Check it out: wiley.com/en-us/The+Climate+…
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Chris Castro@castroideas13 Jul 2022
It’s been an honor to serve with you @orlandomayor. Thank you for the friendship, your trust, and always supporting the collective actions we advanced. I look forward to taking the best practices from @citybeautiful and scaling them across America! #GreenWorksOrlando
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I've been proud to serve alongside Chris Castro, who's led @citybeautiful's sustainability efforts. He's accepted a Presidential appointment with the federal government to help cities nationally make sustainability a priority and I know he'll make a big impact in his new role.
Mayor Dyer stands alongside Chris Castro at a City of Orlando sustainability event

ALT Mayor Dyer stands alongside Chris Castro at a City of Orlando sustainability event

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Just got my copy of The Climate City by @MartinPowell14. Proud to have contributed The Habitable City, a chapter on housing resilience in the Global South.
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Will SMEs help create a more sustainable world? One global corporation believes so. Story from @SiemensUSA  usatoday.com/story/sponsor-s…
Changing the face of business, for sustainability’s sake

Changing the face of business, for sustainability’s sake

Siemens believes SMEs need to lead the race to net zero carbon.

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PWH Visiting Fellow @MauricioRodasEC has written a chapter in @MartinPowell14's new anthology, 'The Climate City.' His essay looks at how to make urban centers more resilient to climate change. Learn more: wiley.com/en-us/The+Climate+…
Cover of 'The Climate City'

ALT Cover of 'The Climate City'

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Thank you @martinpowell14 for compiling a hopeful vision for our cities #climatecrisis #Nature #environment amazon.com/Climate-City-Mart…
The Climate City

The Climate City

The Climate City

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Thank you @martinpowell14 for compiling a hopeful vision for our cities #climatecrisis #Nature #environment amazon.com/Climate-City-Mart…
The Climate City

The Climate City

The Climate City

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I want to share with you @MartinPowell14’s just published book “The Climate City”. I was honored to write Chapter 27, “The Climate Resilient City”. Congrats Martin and thank you for inviting me to collaborate! You can purchase the book in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wiley and others.
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Bruce Katz@bruce_katz13 Jun 2022
Great to contribute to ⁦@MartinPowell14⁩’s edited volume, The Climate City! Take a look — wiley.com/en-us/The+Climate+…
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Caleb Mutua@CalMutua10 Mar 2022
Replying to @SiemensUSA
@SiemensUSA is starting a $100 million loan fund to help small and midsized businesses cut their carbon emissions as bigger companies increasingly pressure their smaller suppliers to cut greenhouse gases. @PSeligson and I report for @climate bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

ESG Hurdles for Small Firms Prompt Siemens to Launch Loan Fund

A U.S. unit of Siemens AG is launching a program to provide $100 million of loans to small and midsized businesses looking to cut their carbon emissions, as bigger companies increasingly pressure...

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