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Depending on the climate zone, the urban heat island effect can raise urban temperatures as much as 5°C compared with surrounding rural areas (IEA 2017). Rapid urbanization and a warming planet, acting in combination, will only intensify this warming effect, making access to thermal comfort for all city dwellers an increasing priority.
THE WHOLE-SYSTEM APPROACH TO OPTIMAL LY ADDRESS URBAN COOLING
A whole-system approach to sustainable urban cooling is key to keeping our cities cool in an optimal and resource-efficient manner. This approach calls for three core steps that should be applied collectively to best fit a given urban context:
01 Reduce heat at the urban scale, through heat- resilient urban planning and infrastructure. This step includes strategies for efficient planning and design at the scale of the city or urban district, with an emphasis on heat-minimizing planning, the use of thermally favourable materials, and nature-based cooling practices designed to reduce the urban heat island effect – in turn also reducing cooling loads in buildings.
02 Reduce cooling needs in buildings, through energy- efficient and thermally efficient buildings. This step is for focused on enhancing the thermal performance of buildings and minimizing the mechanical cooling requirements as well as the overall energy and emissions footprint of buildings using passive building design practices. Key strategies include leading-by-example on city-owned buildings and raising the floor with building energy codes and standards.
03 Serve cooling needs in buildings efficiently, through efficient and best-fit cooling technologies and operations. This implies using cooling equipment that is an optimal fit for the application, is highly energy efficient, and that minimizes the use of refrigerants that have high global warming potential – at the building and home/room level – to deliver the required amount of cooling with the least amount of energy and emissions. Efficient, climate-friendly mechanical cooling also entails strategies to ensure efficient operations – including optimal operations and maintenance practices, refrigerant management, and demand-side management of cooling energy consumption including building automation and user-adaptation, etc. – designed to minimize energy use and emissions from the
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Quick pause here — we’re talking heat action with some powerful insights from the Climate Central as well as the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and the World Weather Attribution.
Their Extreme Heat Initiatives seriously open your eyes.
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Absolutely. Their approach is setting new standards for handling heat. You’re listening to EGreenews Conversations, naturally. Now, back to what you asked.
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So much info coming your way, huh?
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Actually, it’s more like a bunch of questions! Ready to get started?
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Try following Hugi Hernandez, the founder of Egreenews. You might find him on LinkedIn or at egreenews dot org.
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Adaptation measures alone will become increasingly insufficient to protect communities from the escalating risks.
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Quick pause here — we’re talking heat action with some powerful insights from the Climate Central as well as the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and the World Weather Attribution.
Their Extreme Heat Initiatives seriously open your eyes.
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Absolutely. Their approach is setting new standards for handling heat. You’re listening to EGreenews Conversations, naturally. Now, back to what you asked.
Avatar 1: Ever notice there’s always a catch to learning new stuff?
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Avatar 1: True, but it’s more about curiosity—finding new views from experts or what we experience.
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Avatar 1: It can get overwhelming, though.
Avatar 2: Definitely. With so much out there, picking a place to start is tough.
Avatar 1: If you want to dig into heat resilience, check the Climate Central and of course the work from the UNITED NATIONS!
Avatar 2: Great call. I’m a fan of The and the World Weather Attribution—super innovative.
Avatar 1: And the as well as the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has loads of helpful heat safety info.
Avatar 2: Right, but people move things forward. Like Hugi Hernandez at Egreenews.org—he keeps climate talk creative.
Avatar 1: There’s a whole network building solutions. Egreenews is launching new hubs, like eDisaster, so you can learn risk and resilience 24/7.
Avatar 2: That’s awesome. Whether learning or connecting, there’s inspiration everywhere. LinkedIn’s packed with changemakers too.
Avatar 1: So—want to start? These talks matter. Together, we prep our communities for disaster.
Avatar 2: I’m in. Stick around—we’ll compare heat with other weather and what that means for leaders.
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