Cities are the only sustainable way to house Earth's growing population – but the importance of protecting them from climate risks has been "totally underrated", according to Hélène Chartier of sustainable urbanism network C40 Cities. More about Sustainable living is "not viable outside cities" says Hélène Chartier of C40 Cities
From a hurricane-proof house in Puerto Rico to a floating villa with retractable stilts, we've rounded up ten homes that incorporate the climate change-resilience strategies set out in the latest IPCC report. More about Ten climate-resilient homes that have adapted to the realities of global warming
Cities are failing to prepare for climate change and should focus on resilient design solutions such as building houses on stilts or creating floating neighbourhoods, according to the latest report from the United Nations' climate change panel. More about Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report
The UK government has commissioned the trade body representing the concrete industry to determine the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide captured in concrete buildings and infrastructure in a move critics have described as "like the fox guarding the henhouse." More about UK appoints cement trade body the Mineral Products Association to calculate concrete's potential as a carbon sink
The UK's largest architecture firm, Foster + Partners, has criticised a RIBA sustainability report backed by nearly 250 built environment organisations, claiming that it contradicts the watershed Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. More about Foster + Partners criticises RIBA climate report over "deviation" from global treaty
Turner Prize-nominated duo Cooking Sections is creating a series of architectural installations to draw attention to the impact food production and consumption has on the environment. In this interview, they explain their obsession with food. More about "Food is one of the main drivers that is shaping the ecology of the planet" says art duo Cooking Sections
Architects should reuse existing buildings where possible to reduce embodied carbon and emissions, according to Christopher Trott, head of sustainability at Foster + Partners. More about Foster + Partners sustainability lead calls for more refurbishments and fewer basements to help fight climate change
Corporations are focusing on climate change because it's a "great investment", but we're not going to profiteer our way out of the environmental crisis, argues architect Smith Mordak in the aftermath of Cop26. More about "We're not going to profiteer our way out of climate change"
Figures from architecture and the built environment who attended COP26 have given the climate conference low marks while praising the energy of the fringe events and hoping that politicians' words will now be followed by action. More about COP26 was "better than nothing but clearly insufficient" according to architects who were there
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our coverage of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. More about Our coverage of the COP26 Summit features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
More than 200 built environment organisations have endorsed a report by RIBA and Architects Declare setting out ways to decarbonise the industry, although leading UK architecture studios including Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects are yet to join the signatories. More about Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects yet to endorse RIBA climate report presented at COP26
Speakers at a climate summit organised by Architects Declare and RIBA last week called on architects to take responsibility for decarbonising their buildings, rather than blaming clients and the lack of regulations. More about Architects are "enablers of business as usual" say speakers at Built Environment Summit
This weekend the world's governments come together to move forward plans to tackle climate change at the COP26 summit. Ten architects and designers who are heading to Glasgow told Dezeen about their hopes and fears for the conference. More about "COP26 marks a critical juncture for humanity" say architects and designers attending the climate conference
Environmental protest group Insulate Britain has caused controversy by blocking roads to highlight the need for better insulation in homes. But its aims are correct and direct action is "pretty much the only effective democratic way" to achieve change, argues architect Duncan Baker-Brown. More about "Act up, disrupt and get noisy"
Architecture firm Stride Treglown has installed a sculpture of a bright red "sinking house" in Bath's Pulteney Weir to draw attention to climate change. More about Stride Treglown places "sinking" Monopoly-style house in River Avon ahead of COP26
The London Energy Transformation Initiative has published a report that sets out a blueprint for retrofitting UK homes in order to meet national climate change targets. More about LETI publishes Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide to support net-zero target
The UK's strategy for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 "does not go far enough" and ignores embodied carbon according to the RIBA and other industry groups. More about UK net-zero strategy "totally lacking in ambition" say architects
Rules restricting the use of wood in UK buildings are hampering the switch to low-carbon building methods, according to timber architecture expert Andrew Waugh. More about UK rules on building with timber are a "policy car crash" says Andrew Waugh
The authors of a RIBA report showing how construction can reduce its carbon emissions have urged people in the sector to endorse their findings to help pressure governments into taking action ahead of the COP26 climate conference. More about Climate initiatives "desperately need the support of government" say RIBA climate report editors
British designer Es Devlin will unveil a temporary installation of 197 trees and plant species to highlight issues related to climate change during the COP26 conference. More about Es Devlin to hold "conference" of trees as an installation during COP26