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6 places with future-friendly heat solutions

Grist

Cool roofs lowering home temperatures in India: The city of Ahmedabad was the first in India to develop a heat action plan, following a devastating heat wave in 2010. The plan has been through several iterations over the past decade — and one of the latest initiatives is a focus on “cool roofs.”

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10 European firms every sustainability professional should know

Business Green

From smart sockets to solar fabric, these businesses and innovations could be great additions to your sustainability toolkit Between 2010 to 2022, "the number of emerging technology companies tackling the climate crisis has increased 4x", to nearly 45,000. That's according to a report by TechNation , released in November.

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Cool Roof Technology Could Eliminate Billions Of Tons Of Carbon Dioxide

CleanTechnica

In 2010, a study by Berkeley Lab using data from NASA estimated that using “cool roof ” techniques on the roofs and pavement of all cities in the northern hemisphere could have a one-time effect of removing more than 44 billion tons of carbon dioxide — 24 billion tons from roofs and 20 billion tons […]

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Cool Roof Technology Could Eliminate Billions Of Tons Of Carbon Dioxide

CleanTechnica

In 2010, a study by Berkeley Lab using data from NASA estimated that using “cool roof ” techniques on the roofs and pavement of all cities in the northern hemisphere could have a one-time effect of removing more than 44 billion tons of carbon dioxide — 24 billion tons from roofs and 20 billion tons […]