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RIBA declares climate emergency

By 2019-06-27T13:29:00

Climate change

Unanimous Council decision follows Stirling winners’ pledge

The RIBA today joined the growing global movement to declare a climate emergency.

The decision, endorsed by RIBA Council, acknowledged the scale of the challenge and responsibility of built environment professionals in playing their part in tackling climate change.

The unanimous vote came on the same day that Britain became the first major economy in the world to pass laws that the government said would end its contribution to global warming in 30 years.

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