As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules
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Asphalt shingles will not stop being up to code until we start building things to last longer than 30 years.
They’re cheap roofs because we have cheap buildings that aren’t worth protecting
They could start making lighter roof tiles, but retooling might incur costs and fail to maximise shareholder value, so destroying the planet it has to be