New Q&A feature by Luke Antoniou of SmartCitiesWorld on this summer's record-breaking heat and the latest advances in addressing extreme heat: “It’s all about taking action now to protect our communities, mitigate heat-related risks, and enhance our urban environments for a more sustainable and resilient future.”

https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/climate-action/tackling-extreme-heat-isnt-a-summertime-job--its-a-year-round-effort-9244

#extremeheat #urbanheat #heatplanning #heatgovernance #heatresilience

“We essentially just don’t have the governance structures in place to deal with heat” in the same way we deal with wildfires and hurricanes, University of Arizona professor and heat response expert Ladd Keith told CNN. https://tinyurl.com/3ewb3ufe #extremeheat #heatwave #heatgovernance

New interview in The Christian Science Monitor on heat safety in the workplace: “It would be fair to say it’s the most heat-focused administration in the country’s history. They’re addressing this in the way you’d hope: a whole-of-government response through multiple agencies. Having said that, we’re at the very early days of heat governance.” https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0803/As-extreme-heat-rises-so-do-concerns-for-worker-safety
#extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance #workplacesafety

New interview out with The Christian Science Monitor: "[The heat] will require new ways of planning our cities, new ways of operating our government, new ways of living our lives.” https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0728/From-heat-czars-to-tree-planting-relief-for-urban-heat-islands #extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance

New Smart Cities Dive Q&A with me by Ysabelle Kempe is now out:

“Not every community can afford to have a full-time chief heat officer, so what is the structure that works for smaller and medium-sized communities?”

#heatgovernance #heatresilience #extremeheat

https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/extreme-heat-response-climate-resilience-cooling-trees/651585/