This is what we should be doing.
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The climate crisis won’t be easy on cities.
Thanks to dense populations and complicated infrastructure, many urban areas are already experiencing deadly heat waves and flooding.
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On November 3 at the international COP26 climate conference, UN representatives released practical steps leaders can take to cool down urban centers.
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First off, having a sizeable river in a city helps cool off the area surrounding it.
Paris is home to the first and largest district cooling system in Europe, and offers a sustainable alternative to air conditioning.
Traditional air conditioners release 117 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year from the U.S. alone and use about 6 percent of the country’s electricity.
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Medellín’s green corridor project put more trees and green spaces around the city, totaling 36 hectares.
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Boulder aims to have net-zero emissions by 2035.