2023 confirmed as hottest year ever

[ad_1] Climate experts are concerned that 2024 will be even hotter than the previous year. ADVERTISEMENT The UN’s World Meteorologial organisation (WMO), NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

Why is this English city banning gas stoves in new homes?

[ad_1] The city’s ambitious proposals will require no fossil fuels to be used in new housing or commercial developments, including for heating and cooking. ADVERTISEMENT Oxford city council has announced…

Storm Frederico could raise insurance prices in Europe

[ad_1] The different weather-related disasters France has seen this year paint a pessimistic landscape for insurance prices in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT Storm Frederico has arrived in France, bringing winds of over…

Climate-related disasters could raise insurance prices in Europe

[ad_1] The different weather-related disasters France has seen this year paint a pessimistic landscape for insurance prices in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT Ciarán, the storm that swept the north-western French coast last…

How should architects build as climate change takes hold?

[ad_1] From energy efficiency and Passivhaus to retrofits and carbon handprints, here are some sustainable design basics. ADVERTISEMENT In Danish, the word for insulate – ‘isolere’ – is also the…