Action on climate emergency
Buildings for the right climate is a question asked by the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) in its major independent report published on 20 May. The report warns that Britain was “built for a climate that no longer exists” and calls for urgent adaptation strategies to handle inevitable global temperature increases, extreme heatwaves, water shortages, …
Biggest increase in carbon emissions in 2024 has been confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with 2024 showing a record rise of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO2 rose by 3.5 parts per million – the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957, …
Extreme weather is becoming normal says The Met Office as it warns that the UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm. The country’s changing weather patterns mean the UK now experiences a “notably different” climate to what it was just a few decades ago, its State of …