Heating and cooling buildings is heating the planet, UN says. Here are some solutions
Buildings spew nearly 40 per cent of the world's planet-warming emissions and the amount is growing, says a new UN report. That's partly because fossil fuels still dominate heating and cooling. Here are some solutions from Kenya to Germany to Colombia, and what Canadians could le
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