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S**t matters – how the Covid-19 crisis reveals both progress and the challenge of universal sanitationNever has a resource crisis been brought so swiftly to the attention of the global North than when toilet paper was suddenly in short supply and even...
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Rethinking work – the sudden end of the regular 9-to-5 working day?For millions of people around the world working lives have been suddenly turned upside down. As offices, shops and other workplaces close in the face of a...
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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...
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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’...
Commentary
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...
Commentary
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 – 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...
Commentary
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 is possible, if we put local authorities at the heart of our net zero strategyThe IPCC report published on 9 August made for gloomy reading on the true scale of the climate crisis now facing humanity. But the report made clear that...