How Can Architecture Respond to the 1.5ºC Imperative?

2018-11-02T12:10:00-04:00

The recent report from the International Panel on Climate Change alters the discussion of architecture and environment. The report, released on October 11, is alarming. As the Guardian puts it “we have 12 years to limit climate catastrophe, warns U.N.” Based on discussions from the IPCC meeting in Paris in 2016, a group of scientists reviewed and summarized thousands of relevant articles to assess the relative goals of 1.5 and 2ºC increase in global average temperature, from an 1850 baseline. It suggests that immediate action is needed—on reducing carbon emissions, on removing carbon from the atmosphere—to keep warming to 1.5ºC, and also warns that governments must begin preparing for social disruption from climate instability.

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How Can Architecture Respond to the 1.5ºC Imperative?