dear designboom reader,

at COP28 in dubai, climate change took center stage, starting with UNESCO’s first-ever report on the risks and opportunities of climate engineering technologies, from carbon emission removal to solar reflection. UAE practice URB also shares how dubai is preparing to build the world’s largest artificial reef by 2028, and even philippe starck designs a hydrogen refueling station in polished steel to explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels.

other ventures to combat global warming include the city university of hong kong’s cooling ceramic that mimics the bio-whiteness of a beetle to deflect heat. BBDO guerrero joins the pursuit with its shampoo bars that are shaped like bottles to reduce plastic pollution. to inform people about their environmental footprint, ASKET hands out receipts that detail the carbon emissions, water, and energy used to produce the clothes its customers buy.

thanks for reading!

matthew burgos | editor