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Rapid transition to beat the heatCan we respond to extreme heat to protect human health and shore up infrastructure in such a way that actually accelerates a rapid, low carbon transition to...
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Rapid transition to beat the heat – HousingUK homes are not built to handle the heat. Most of them were designed and constructed for a much cooler climate where extreme heat events were rarer and...
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Rapid transition to beat the heat – InfrastructureAll the wonders of human civilisation were conceived of, and created in, a climate that no longer exists. Nowhere is this clearer than in the infrastructure...
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Rapid transition to beat the heat: Community ResilienceExtreme weather events like the brutal heatwave engulfing much of Europe in July 2022, highlight the urgent need to foster community resilience. Much like...
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Rapid Transitions: How did we do that?24 April 2017 at 10:30AM - 24 April 2017 at 6:30PM
In the face of environmental crises and global inequality, how can we work together for more sustainable futures? What can we learn from great transitions...
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Rapid Transmission: a low carbon economy needs better transmission and distributionWhen it comes to the needed rapid energy transition, headlines are often dominated by wind turbines, battery storage, and solar panels. Indeed, the rollout...
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Real climate leadership means ending finance for fossil fuelsIf the UK is going to be a good host for COP26 and pave the way for rapid transition, its climate policies need to be more coherent – and it could start...
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Reclaiming power: The rapid rise of community renewable energy and why the added benefits of local, clean power can help accelerate transitionRenewable energy is on the rise. It made up more than a quarter of global electricity generation (27%) in 2019 and is outpacing all other energy sources’...
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Reclaiming the streets: the increasing trend of pedestrianisation around the worldAs urban dwellers and city administrations become increasingly conscious of the corrosive effects cars and air pollution have on our lives and lungs, cities...