Arup report says roof retrofits could keep London cool as summers warm

By Daniel Gayne2023-06-13T08:07:00

Research commissioned by Mayor says adaptations would also lower carbon emissions

A city-wide programme to retrofit roofs could keep Londoners cool as temperatures rise due to climate change.

An estimate 387 excess deaths were recorded in the capital last year, with temperatures hitting 40 degrees in the summer.

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