THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT MOVES DOWNTOWN

Cities on frontline of climate change struggle

Paul Rincon, 10 April 2014 (BBC News)

“Half of the world's population now lives in cities - a proportion that's set to rise to two-thirds by 2050. Yet cities are vulnerable to the worst impacts of climate change precisely because their locations are fixed…[U]rban centres are responsible for three quarters of global energy consumption and for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions…One of the ways in which cities can be made greener is through a process called retrofitting…[that is a] directed alteration of the built environment to, for example, increase its energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption…[It] might take the form of installing loft and cavity wall insulation, improved boilers, better window glazing or energy-efficient lighting…[R]etrofitting must occur on scales greater than individual buildings or even neighbourhoods - there has to be an overarching vision…” click here for more

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