Within the lifetimes of today's children, scientists say, the climate could reach a state unknown in civilization.
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According to the United Nations Environment Programme, buildings account for approximately 40 percent of worldwide energy use and are responsible for 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. They also play an important role in the health and wellbeing of those who inhabit them each day. The mass of information about what makes a building green tends to concentrate on new and innovative designs that create beautiful photo spreads. While such examples are inspiring, they make up a very small percentage of all buildings in operation. Green Buildings Alive is an environmental initiative aimed at collecting and sharing data on existing buildings between 10 and 60 years old. The data is collected from office towers in Australian Central Business Districts (CBDs) and shared on a public website.
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One of the greatest environmental and social challenges facing many countries is the development of urban water management strategies that will support significant population growth in an era of climate change. By the middle of this century, about 70 per cent of the world’s population will be living in cities where existing water services and planning processes are ill equipped to handle such growth and the accompanying economic and climatic challenges. Climatic extremes of droughts, floods and heatwaves will place increasing pressure on the livability of cities. Via Lauren Moss, Digital Sustainability Delete the scoop?
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Despite the critical role that water has in our everyday lives, few people realize that the world’s freshwater supply is facing a major crisis in the near future. Take a look at this infographic for more details, statistics and data on the 'invisible threat to humanity's future' to help increase awareness with regard to the global water crisis... Via Lauren Moss, Susan Davis Cushing Delete the scoop?
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What more is there to say? The way in which we have lived our lives has destroyed the environment in which we thrived. Now the children will suffer the consequences. This is the consequence of industrialization and consumerism, capitalism and communism, and the What more is there to say? The way in which we have lived our lives has destroyed the environment in which we thrived. Now the children will suffer the consequences. This is the consequence of industrialization and consumerism, capitalism and communism, and the unrestrained appetite for profit and power all combined. The perfect toxic mix! All for the lack of midfullness.