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Causes
Our buildings are "wrongly designed," according to IPCC report author
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Our buildings are "wrongly designed," according to IPCC report author

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is here, and it outlines how buildings are one of the worst climate offenders—but there are solutions hiding in plain sight.
Impacts
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Architects prepare for global warming in the Middle East

As global warming engulfs the planet, the Middle East is becoming increasingly uninhabitable.

Cities aren't adapting to climate change fast enough
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Cities aren't adapting to climate change fast enough

Just 25 of the world’s cities account for 52% of total urban greenhouse gas emissions. This means that focusing on these cities can make a huge difference to the arc of long-term warming.
This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
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This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors

It could power up to 100,000 households.
Chicago: museum to the intersection of racism and climate change
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Chicago: museum to the intersection of racism and climate change

The MacArthur Foundation invited 29 of its genius grantees to showcase work exploring issues of environmental racism.
Solutions
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These playful street lamps are powered by the wind

The Papilio lamps look like giant pinwheels but are actually energy-saving lights that are entirely off the grid.
Impacts
Sea level rise is unstoppable. Here's how to adapt

Sea level rise is unstoppable. Here's how to adapt

Sea level rise will erase entire cities and render homes, buildings, and roads unusable. A new book lays out key design strategies to help us adapt.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
An oil rig in the middle of the ocean at sunset, with purple clouds and sea and an orange sky.

Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

A porch with a flag on the front of it.

Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

Two men wearing sun hats standing in a field of plants.

Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
3 women in different colored head scarves sitting on ground with a child.

Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

red road bike beside red and white wooden maple leaf painted wall.

Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions