'Lost decade': CCC slams government failure to prepare UK for worsening climate impacts

Michael Holder
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Huge wildfires in farm fields in Essex last year | Credit: iStock
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Huge wildfires in farm fields in Essex last year | Credit: iStock

Climate Change Committee warns record 40C heatwave last summer shows climate crisis has already arrived in the UK, yet the government's current adaptation strategy lacks ambition, clear targets, and funding

The government now faces a "make-or-break moment" to rapidly prepare for the worsening impacts of climate change after a "decade of failure" to enhance UK climate resilience, or citizens and businesses...

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