Retiring 'Dad's Army'? Government publishes updated climate adaptation plan

James Murray
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UK becomes one of the first countries to submit Adaptation Communication to the UN

The UK government this weekend moved to strengthen its climate resilience strategy, having previously seen its adaptation efforts slammed as being "ramshackle" and akin to Dad's Army. Boris Johnson's...

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