Climate Changed
U.K. Told to Look Beyond Air Conditioning as Heat Waves Multiply
- Glass buildings are overheating as the British climate warms
- Government advisers say nation isn’t meeting green targets
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Britain must reassess the way it designs buildings to cope with a warming climate, stepping away from huge expanses of glass and beyond air conditioning that consumes too much energy, a panel advising the government said.
The independent Committee on Climate Change, which draws members from all political parties, said a growing number of heatwaves is turning many modern glass buildings into greenhouses, overheating the people inside.