London's Housing 'Won't Deal with Future Heatwaves'

London's housing 'won't deal with future heatwaves'

Air conditioning units expel hot air, which only adds to the urban heat island effect that sees temperatures in cities climb up to 10C higher than in the countryside

Can London survive future heatwaves without air conditioning?

Londoners face a unique overheating risk in their own homes due to climate change impacting a densely built environment and an outdated planning and design system, the London Assembly has heard. Extreme heat is becoming an increasing issue in London, with more than a tenth of the 3,271 heat-related deaths in 2022 – which saw record temperatures across the UK – in the capital. This is due to the city’s increasing density of buildings and roads le…

Londoners are at risk of overheating in their own homes – Can we survive future heatwaves without air conditioning?

Londoners face a unique overheating risk in their own homes due to climate change impacting a densely built environment and an outdated planning and design system, the London Assembly has heard. Extreme heat is becoming an increasing issue in London, with more than a tenth of the 3,271 heat-related deaths in 2022 – which saw […]

Londoners 'shouldn't be locked into properties that force them to use air conditioning'

Debate on climate change and London’s increasing vulnerability to heatwaves hears that current planning policies are inadequate, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Air conditioning (credit Andrianto Cahyono Putro via Unsplash) Londoners face a unique overheating risk in their own homes due to climate change impacting a densely built environment and an outdated planning and design system, the London Assembly has heard. Extreme heat i…

Extreme heat in London could force major change to new housing developments – Hackney Citizen

Londoners face a unique threat from extreme heat due to climate change