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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof Legislation

Vermont Law

Predictions based on the 1995 Chicago and 2003 Europe heatwaves anticipate 25-31 percent higher frequencies and 72-76 percent longer heatwaves by 2090. green-roofs can cut the urban global warming contributions in half and could reduce urban carbon emissions dramatically. According to meteorological simulations.