RIBA declares climate emergency saying it is architecture's "biggest challenge"

The Royal Institute of British Architects has declared a state of climate emergency, committing to a five-year plan of action for climate change.
The decision to formally acknowledge the role that architects have in causing climate change and alleviating it was made at a council meeting of the RIBA.
"The climate emergency is the biggest challenge facing our planet and our profession," said RIBA president Ben Derbyshire.
"But to have a significant impact we need to do more than make symbolic