The UK urgently needs a climate adaptation plan that is rooted in nature

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Storm Darragh was a miserable reminder of how poorly prepared Britain is for increasingly extreme weather, yet the government is is still failing to provide the ambition needed on adaptation, argues Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay

Less than one month into the winter and we have already seen the fourth named storm to batter Britain. Storm Darragh, which hit these shores early in December, was a miserable reminder of how vulnerable...

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