New centre to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies.
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The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023 defines it as “a set of interrelated global risks whose cumulative effects make the overall impact greater than the sum of the parts.” The report describes the cost of living crisis as the most immediate global risk, and the climate crisis as the greatest future threat facing the world.
Public green spaces and smart building materials can help cool cities in severe heatwaves.
Designing for Resiliency can help to reduce the damages caused by extreme climate-related disasters and can speed up the recovery processs. Many suvivors of climate emergencies are forced to wait for years to put their lives back together.
The new approach “nudges” existing climate simulations closer to future reality.