How to end a 'decade of failure' on climate adaptation: Five key lessons for the UK

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Uninhabited houses close to eroding coastline at Birling Gap in Sussex UK | Credit: iStock
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Uninhabited houses close to eroding coastline at Birling Gap in Sussex UK | Credit: iStock

The Climate Change Committee has once again excoriated the government over its failure to contend with adapting to worsening climate impacts - here are five key takeaways from its latest report

How many times does the government need nagging to prepare for the changing climate, before it finally heeds the visceral warnings from 40C summer days, devastating floods, and supermarket shortages and...

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