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Illustration showing the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change.

The Intersection of Cultural Heritage & Climate Change

What can the echoes of a Celtic pagan festival teach us about the urgency of climate action today?

Nature-based solutions to keep cities cool in a warming climate

World Green Building Week is the largest global campaign to accelerate climate action in cities. With heatwaves being one of the most concerning consequences of climate change, we explore two scalable prototypes that can be adapted for local conditions to tackle the urban heat island effect.

Climate Change

Top 10 Climate Action Campaigns

Climate action campaigns bring together various stakeholders to create widespread awareness, promote behavioural shifts, influence policies and practices, and mobilise change. We shine a light on 10 of the most impactful initiatives we’ve come across to date.

Climate Change

Forest Elephants: Unsung heroes in the fight against climate change

Forest Elephants are on the brink of extinction. The loss of this species would result in a 7% decrease in the above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests, which is valued at around US$43 billion. We simply cannot afford to lose the carbon-capture services of this precious natural resource.

Climate Change

Energy Efficient and Sustainable Healthcare

Energy Efficient and Sustainable Healthcare. Low carbon hospitals and low carbon healthcare facilities.

Energy

The US Inflation Reduction Act and the European Green Deal

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the European Green Deal.

Energy

2023 in Review: Energy and Climate in the News

A recap of the years's biggest energy and climate stories and breakthroughs.

Carbon

Haunted Forests and Dark Depths: The carbon sequestration potential of the natural world

The natural world is full of natural carbon sinks that can sequester CO2.

Climate Change

The New Normal: Rising Temperatures and Extreme Weather Events

As the global surface temperature continues to increase, we will see more extreme weather events.

Climate Change

A History of Climate Action Agreements

A History of Climate Action Agreements - From the 1970s through to the 2020s and beyond.

Frequent heatwaves, forest fires and other climate crisis driven weather events

General

Frequent Heatwaves, Flash Flooding, Climate Change is Here to Stay

As the intensity and frequency of flooding, heatwaves and other natural climate events continues to grow, the reality of climate change and its impact has begun to set in across the globe.

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