Businesses failing to prepare for climate change risks, report warns

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Committee on Climate Change attacks government "underinvestment" on flooding and outlines future overheating threat for UK's aging population

Many businesses are putting their future of risk by failing to reduce their exposure to flooding and other extreme weather risks related to climate change, government advisors will today warn. The latest...

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