"The simplistic solution of net-zero buildings is a rushed silver bullet"
To truly tackled tackle climate change we have to focus on happiness not reducing energy or embodied carbon, say Ramboll's Gorana Shepherd and Adam Selvey. More
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Human Climate Horizons tool projects impact of global heating on each nation
A data platform showing how different levels of global heating will affect people's lives around the world has been launched by the United Nations. More
"We need to let designer-makers get sustainability wrong"
The fear of being called out for "greenwashing" is paralysing designer-makers into doing nothing on the climate crisis. It's time to let them make mistakes, writes Katie Treggiden. More
"COP27 was a deeply depressing experience"
The COP27 conference was made a miserable affair by its dreadful architecture as much as the disheartening tenor of the discussions and debates, writes Smith Mordak. More
Copenhagen addresses global warming with climate-resilient architecture
Promotion: with Copenhagen due to host the UIA World Congress of Architects, the city aims to set an example for how architecture can help to reduce the impact of climate change. More
"Architects need to embrace radical change if we are to avoid a hellish future"
As yet another COP fails to put the world on a path to avert climate catastrophe, it's time for architects to fundamentally rethink the work they do, writes Michael Pawlyn. More
Sustainable architecture efforts hindered by "sloppiness" says UN climate ambassador
Architects must take greater accountability for their sector to help decarbonise the built environment, says UN Race to Zero ambassador Sarah El Battouty in this exclusive interview from the final day of the COP27 climate conference. More
Second Sea calculator predicts damage to global cities from rising seas
In time for the COP27 climate summit, a team of researchers led by architect Adrian Lahoud has developed an app that calculates how much coastal cities are owed in climate reparations to make up for the destruction wrought by rising sea levels. More
Bad design is "at the heart of our destruction" says UK government's top climate adviser
Designers might have had a hand in causing climate change but they are also key to solving it, according to the chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, who addressed the Design Council's sustainability conference as it kicked off alongside COP27. More
"Hard to find causes for optimism" say architects as COP27 begins in Sharm El-Sheikh
Architects and built environment sustainability experts have expressed frustration at the slow pace of global action to reduce carbon emissions as the COP27 climate-change summit kicks off in Egypt. More
COP27 carbon calculator aims to cut "obscene" travel emissions from climate conference
A team of University College London researchers, led by Bartlett professor Priti Parikh, has developed an open-source calculator that allows those travelling from the UK to Egypt for COP27 to assess, reduce and offset the carbon footprint of their journey. More
Burnt and shorn Dryland rug captures consequences of drought in the Netherlands
Design graduate Liselot Cobelens has presented a rug at Dutch Design Week that visualises real-world data on how climate change-induced droughts are damaging local landscapes. More
Ten experimental designs that tackle the food challenges of the Anthropocene era
Zane Cerpina and Stahl Stenslie's have collected experimental food designs, including whisky made from urine and cows that harness energy, for their Anthropocene Cookbook. The authors chose 10 of their favourites for Dezeen. More
Norman Foster to launch UN sustainability declaration for architects
The United Nations has written a set of "principles for sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture" for architects to sign up to called the San Marino Declaration, which architect Norman Foster is set to launch ahead of COP27. More
"Declaring a climate emergency is just the beginning of the journey"
The design industry has joined several others in declaring a climate emergency. Design Declares organiser Alexie Sommer explains the background to the launch and what the movement hopes to achieve. More
Design Declares campaign unites studios "fed up" with industry's lack of climate action
London studio Pearson Lloyd and Britain's Design Council are among the founding signatories of Design Declares, a new campaign launched at London Design Festival to help UK designers tackle their environmental footprint. More
Evolution Music creates "ecologically sound" bioplastic 12-inch vinyl featuring artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe
Music and sustainability collective Evolution Music has designed a 12-inch vinyl made of bioplastic using existing record pressing machinery, which features tracks by artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe. More
Liverpool's rising sea levels captured in Merseyside Totemy sculptures
The impact of climate change on the UK city of Liverpool is visualised in these three towering sculptures by Polish artist Alicja Biała, whose work gives physical form to environmental data. More
Our Time on Earth exhibition provides "space for hope" in climate emergency, says Barbican curator
Curator Luke Kemp discusses the role of design and technology in reshaping our views of the natural world as part of the Our Time on Earth exhibition at London's Barbican Centre, in this video produced by Dezeen. More
"Grassy parks are no longer viable in the face of global heating"
In the face of climate change, Britain's lawned parks should be replaced with urban forests to help control city temperatures and keep green spaces green during hot summers, writes Phineas Harper. More