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Here's the secret to cooling India’s buildings

Corporate Knights

Officials from the India Meteorological Department attributed the length of the unrelenting heat wave, ironically, to what is commonly seen as a marker of urban “development”: a boom in (heat-trapping) high-rises. B y the middle of April, Mumbai had recorded its highest temperature of the last 15 years, approaching 40°C.

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COP27: A Breakthrough for People and Planet

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change. Mitigation Work Program’ Development. SOURCE: Inogen Alliance. Loss and Damage’ Fund Agreement. Loss and damage, 22.