Green groups warn UK's 'inadequate' climate adaptation plan poses public health risk

Michael Holder
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Government urged by Green Alliance and Wellcome Trust to incorporate health risks into national climate adaptation plan

The UK's strategy for preparing for worsening climate change has once again come in for sharp criticism, with Green Alliance and the Wellcome Trust today warning the government's "inadequate" existing...

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