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By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative New legislation! Which at first glance doesn’t look like heritage legislation but has several historic preservation provisions (hat tip to Preservation Action for noting this). It also doesn’t say it’s climate...Read More

By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative Perspective on historic buildings today. This op-Ed from NY state speaks up about adaptive reuse of older buildings, with particular attention to how this allows for maintenance of local architectural character...Read More

By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative Two cultural connections here to the growing risks and impacts of wildfire. First, sharing the announcement from the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center that they will be hosting a virtual workshop...Read More

By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative More here on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with attention to equity and potential impacts on representation of cultural heritage in IPCC reports.  The 2015 Paris Agreement calls on...Read More

By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is now taking nominations for authors for its upcoming special report on Climate Change and Cities (SR Cities). Nominations are made through national IPCC...Read More