Study: UK's 'rapidly evolving' climate posing growing threat to energy security

Stuart Stone
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Weather events are having an 'increasingly significant' impact on electricity generation, demand, and infrastructure, warns Royal Meteorological Society

The UK's "rapidly evolving" climate is increasingly impacting electricity generation, demand, and infrastructure, underscoring the need for careful energy system resilience planning as global warming and...

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