'Chronically underfunded and overlooked': CCC slams government's climate adaptation efforts, again

James Murray
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'Chronically underfunded and overlooked': CCC slams government's climate adaptation efforts, again

Report warns UK is failing to mobilise sufficient investment in climate resilience measures

Three and a half years on from Lord Deben's memorable description of the UK government's climate adaptation efforts as being "like Dad's Army", the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that he chairs has today...

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