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From heating to cooling: reducing future cooling demand in homes through passive design
28 October 2015
By Alison Ingleby, former Senior Policy and Programme Officer, Greater London Authority Environment Team (Waste and Energy) Overheating is increasingly being recognised by policy makers and the building industry as a significant and growing challenge. For many years, we have sought to address the cold, wet British winter; designing new buildings to be warm, energy … Read more
Tackling the health impacts of climate change
22 September 2015
By Paul Fisher, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham The Paris Climate Change Conference will begin at the end of this month and we all have our fingers crossed, hoping that the negotiations go well and governments agree to actions that will limit increases in average global temperature to 2°C above baseline. However, current temperatures already … Read more
We Need to Talk About the Climate
14 August 2015
LCCP Chair Chris Rapley tells about his take on the upcoming UN negotiations, and why climate change is so much more than an issue about science. … Read more
Let’s not just talk about the weather: businesses are getting serious about climate risks
10 July 2015
This article by Polly Turton, Climate Change Adaptation Consultant at Arup, takes us through Marks & Spencer’s plans to assess the climate-related risks to their UK stores. … Read more
The Heat is on; let’s make our connections count.
12 May 2015
London Sustainability Exchange tells us about their work with a small community in Manor House to explore the impact of climate change in their area and to develop resilience. … Read more
Empowering community-led resilience
10 April 2015
One of the key aims of the Climate UK network is to provide responses to climate impacts that reflect local circumstances, local risks and local opportunities. Here are a few examples of such initiatives. … Read more
Monitor your local severe weather impacts
18 March 2015
You can now monitor severe weather impacts on your local area, based on a system originally created by Kent County Council. SWIMS helps to identify key risks and priority areas for intervention, and by providing cost information it supports a business case for action. … Read more
London engages its children in climate change action
19 February 2015
DECC organised a poster competition with primary and secondary schools from across London. The posters had to depict ways in which to slow down climate change or save energy. … Read more
Paradigms lost – why is concrete part of the adaptation solution?
15 January 2015
The importance of building and infrastructure resilience to extreme weather events is now being recognized following events over recent years: concrete will also be part of the solution. … Read more
The GLA releases a green roof map of London
7 November 2014
The GLA’s Environment Team recently published a map of almost 700 known green roofs in central London, which shows we have more than 25 football pitches worth. … Read more