Trees alone can’t win fight against soaring heat, cities warned
Abu Dhabi, UAEThomson Reuters Foundation Popular projects to plant more trees and expand green space in cities may not protect residents from soaring and often deadly heat unless the efforts target those most in need of relief and bring communities closer, researchers and policymakers said. As record numbers of people move into urban areas, cities […]
CLIMATE: CITIES EXPERIMENT WITH BIG IDEAS TO CONFRONT “EMERGENCY”
MEGAN ROWLING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how cities are looking to cut emissions faster and improve the quality of life within urban contexts…