10 climate threats facing the UK today

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From overheating hospitals to underfunded flood defences, the UK is already facing severe climate risks

Today the Committee on Climate Change has published its latest report on climate adaptation and resilience, detailing a litany of climate risks that the UK is failing to adequately respond to. BusinessGreen...

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