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"
This month's Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow made disappointing progress on the built environment and excluded the voices of ordinary citizens, writes attendee Hélène Chartier, head of zero-carbon development at international network C40 Cities. More about "Cop26 only delivered incremental progress when we clearly need big breakthroughs"
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 first talk that Dezeen is hosting as part of Velux's Build for Life online conference focused on what architects and designers can learn from the outcomes of COP26. More about Watch a live talk on what we can learn from COP26 as part of Velux's Build for Life conference
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes SOM's proposal for skyscrapers that remove carbon from the atmosphere, a net-zero fund for developing cities and a geodesic Grimshaw pavilion made from construction scraps. More about SOM unveils prototype for Urban Sequoia carbon-capturing high-rise at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes an Olafur Eliasson artwork, electric vehicle charging points designed by the RCA and a guide to the events taking place on Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day. More about Olafur Eliasson projects artwork on COP26 venue as built environment day kicks off
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes the Architects Declare practice guide, a RIBA and AIA talk, and the UK's electric vehicle charging network. More about Architects Declare launch practice guide at COP26
British designer Es Devlin has created the Conference of the Trees as the venue for The New York Times Climate Hub, which is running alongside the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. More about Es Devlin creates indoor forest as venue for COP26 events
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes mini nuclear reactors, a talk by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi and the Architects' Journal blog. More about Rolls-Royce gets funding to develop mini nuclear reactors at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes a projection artwork by Beatie Wolfe, a cement-free concrete tower and a talk by sustainable architecture expert Maria Smith. More about Beatie Wolfe visualises rising CO2 levels on Glasgow's Armadillo building at COP26
The UK's net-zero strategy is as unrealistic as "magic beans fertilised by unicorn's blood" and will fail to deliver the emissions reductions promised by 2030, according to Cambridge University engineering professor Julian Allwood. More about UK government has "no intention" of delivering on its COP26 pledges, Cambridge scientist tells RIBA climate conference
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes hydrogen-powered flights, an Architects Climate Action Network talk and Bjarke Ingels on a "hedonistic" future. More about "Hedonistic" future could be better for the environment says Bjarke Ingels at COP26
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
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes melting Antarctic ice, Norman Foster's calls for "higher standards" on embodied carbon and a film screening of Olafur Eliasson's Little Sun project. More about Arup exhibits melting 18th-century Antarctic ice at COP26
Norman Foster has joined a growing number of architects calling for green building certifications that take embodied emissions from materials into account in order to meet net-zero carbon goals. More about Norman Foster calls for "higher standards" on embodied carbon at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes The Colour of the Climate Crisis exhibition and an artwork designed to highlight links between climate change and colonisation. More about No New Worlds artwork installed at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes Morag Myerscough flags, Passive House tours and a film on the Anthropocene. More about Morag Myerscough reveals Clean Power flags at COP26
London studio Make has designed a virtual reality installation that sits at the centre of the Build Better Now pavilion for COP26. More about Make designs central installation for COP26 Build Better Now virtual pavilion
Speaking live from the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow on day one of the Dezeen 15 festival, artist and designer Es Devlin described how we could swap cars for trees in cities. More about Es Devlin sets out her vision for a car-free future in a live Dezeen 15 interview