utilities

"Designing trees into streets early, and then figuring out win-win solutions to get in utilities and traffic access, is one of the big changes we need to make a difference."

Speaking about the agreement, the Danish minister for climate, energy and utilities, Lars Aagaard, said it showed the country’s “willingness to act”.

Last year, California’s State Water Resources Control Board adopted nation-leading regulations allowing water utilities to begin developing facilities that put highly treated recycled water straight into drinking-water supplies.

“There were four crews out there doing surveys, site analysis, for safety, for soils compaction, for environmental issues, utilities issues,” Soboroff said.

The utilities proactively de-energize sections of their networks, a process known as public safety power shutoffs, in areas that officials have determined are at the highest risk for fire starts.