How leading eco-friendly architects plan to fight back against Trump

摘要

The next president of the United States has described climate change as a 'hoax' made up by the Chinese, and has repeatedly promised to cancel the landmark Paris climate change agreement signed a year ago. Given this, plus the fact that the US is responsible for around 16 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and has one of the highest levels of emissions per capita of any country, last month's shock election of Donald Trump has placed a big fat question mark over global efforts to fight climate change. But could the Trump factor galvanise those seeking international action on greenhouse gas? Observers say his growing prominence helped the Paris accord (COP21) become international law in record time, and there are reports that environmental groups are experiencing an increase in membership enquiries. So how are green UK architects responding? Here six leading figures set out their recommendations.