Overheated homes: why UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisis

Building rules have been focused on keeping warm in winter and saving on energy bills, not cooling downLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingWondering what future British summers will be like, as the climate crisis unfolds? Clue: put away visions of sipping Yorkshire champagne on a Barcelona-style balcony. Think instead of stuffy, overheated homes making sleep impossible, droughts and floods that play havoc with infrastructure, and urgent health warnings for the old and very young.“What we are facing is climate brutality. That is the reality of the hotter weather coming down the track,” says Simon McWhirter, the chief executive of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). Continue reading...

Comments

World news

Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real: report

Independent

‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Tragic end to search for missing North Carolina teen who sent chilling final text to mom

about 3 hours ago

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Independent

Emory shooting confirmed as ‘a targeted attack on CDC related to Covid’ as new details emerge on gunman’s mental state: Latest

about 5 hours ago

Milkshakes linked to 14 deaths and 42 listeria cases in 21 states from California to New York spark lawsuits

Independent

Charlie Kirk smokes Trump over push to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug: ‘Everything already smells like weed’

about 6 hours ago

‘Not in our name’: Fury grows in Israel over Netanyahu’s defiant bid to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza

Independent

Comments

Similar News

From shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheating

World news

Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real: report

Trump’s see-no-evil move lands Obama and Bushes out of sight in White House portrait shakeup, report says

Babysitter is a suspect after 3 young children go missing in California, authorities say

Israeli strike kills four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

At least one woman killed as 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey

Prisoners volunteering with animals accused of 'concerning' act with guinea pigs

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians

81 years later, the Battle of Guam still resonates there

Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

What Is Benjamin Netanyahu Really After?

‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Tragic end to search for missing North Carolina teen who sent chilling final text to mom

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Vance says US is ‘done with funding Ukraine war’ ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Clashes break out at London march for Israeli hostages in second day of unrest

Trump tells homeless people in D.C. to move out "IMMEDIATELY" amid capital crackdown

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, about a dozen buildings collapse

Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council

Second boxer dies from brain injury after Tokyo event

European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks

Earthquake Strikes Western Turkey

Emory shooting confirmed as ‘a targeted attack on CDC related to Covid’ as new details emerge on gunman’s mental state: Latest

Milkshakes linked to 14 deaths and 42 listeria cases in 21 states from California to New York spark lawsuits

Trump demands homeless ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC to make nation’s capital ‘more beautiful’

Warnings spread on TikTok about ‘Feel Free’ drinks that contain kratom, which has opioid-like effects

Russians crow over Trump-Putin summit being held in Alaska: ‘Makes the US an Arctic nation’

Starmer races to pressure Trump on Ukraine – with no guarantee Putin will listen

Liverpool’s £270m fab four were let down by the old guard

Trump is giving Putin what he wants – now Europe has to make a generation-defining decision

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

How Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

Beck’s grand slam sends Saskatoon to WCBL East final as season ends for Moose Jaw

Prime Minister Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll

CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

Israel defends planned military offensive in Gaza, lashes out at ‘global campaign of lies’

European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Turkey earthquake LIVE: 6.1 magnitude quake hits Balikesir as buildings collapse

World leaders issues Benjamin Netanyahu statement as he vows to take over Gaza City

Vladimir Putin's dad 'gouged out his mum's eye with pitchfork in fit of rage'

Watch: Palestinian and Israeli representatives address UN meeting

A new NPR series looks at the forces changing the world order

Charlie Kirk smokes Trump over push to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug: ‘Everything already smells like weed’

‘Not in our name’: Fury grows in Israel over Netanyahu’s defiant bid to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza

Torrential Midwest flash floods turn state fair into water park and shut airports and roads with more to come

Deportation talk can’t save Labour without real answers on immigration

Crystal Palace stun Liverpool on penalties to win Community Shield

Three ways Labour can save its renters’ rights bill after landlord minister row

Vance urges "decisive action" on GOP redistricting efforts

Explainer: The controversy over Canada’s rules on military exports to Israel

Concerns grow as AI-generated videos spread hate, racism online: ‘No safety rules’

Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday and Saturday

10th most wanted man in Canada arrested at Montreal airport: police

Three swimmers killed by sea mines in Odesa, Ukrainian media report

Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario

Scorned teacher-wife blows the whistle on NYC principal’s alleged affair with younger married educator: report

MTG cashed in on ICE contractor’s big win but Trump goes after ‘disgusting degenerate’ Nancy Pelosi over stocks

Defiant Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ in planned takeover of Gaza

Mapped: What parts of Ukraine does Russia control as Trump suggests land swap for peace?

Temperatures to hit 34C as heat alerts issued for fourth summer heatwave

Putin is running circles around Trump and his band of diplomatic amateurs

UK military ‘too stretched’ to provide troops under Ukraine peace deal