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Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates
Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates

Insurance giant warns 'it is time to act' in order to curb growing costs of climate change

  • Risk
  • 08 January 2021
Wet winter warning: Labour calls for flood preparedness taskforce
Wet winter warning: Labour calls for flood preparedness taskforce

Opposition accuses government of 'letting down flood-hit communities yet again' as new analysis suggests flood recovery grants have not been fully distributed

  • Risk
  • 16 December 2020
England flood protection plans 'lack clarity' in key areas, watchdog warns
England flood protection plans 'lack clarity' in key areas, watchdog warns

Environment Agency on track to meet flood protection defence targets, but many gaps in data remain, says NAO

  • Risk
  • 26 November 2020
Met Office warns UK to prepare for more weather extremes
Met Office warns UK to prepare for more weather extremes

New projections point to record breaking heat and rainfall in the coming years posing costly challenges for health and infrastructure

  • Climate change
  • 22 October 2020
Carbon concentrations still building despite Covid restrictions, UN report finds
Carbon concentrations still building despite Covid restrictions, UN report finds

Record atmospheric concentrations of CO2, continued growth in emissions and rising annual temperatures means the impact of Covid restrictions on overall climate trends is negligible, according to a new report synthesing findings from several scientific...

  • Science
  • 09 September 2020
'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy
'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy

New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK

  • BusinessGreen
  • 14 July 2020
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change

The Environment Agency's new strategy will help build up the resilience of millions more homes and businesses to flooding and coastal erosion, according to its chair Emma Howard Boyd

  • Risk
  • 14 July 2020
Pandemic sows seeds of direct-to-consumer models for plant-based food
Pandemic sows seeds of direct-to-consumer models for plant-based food

The pandemic has forced all food businesses to innovate, including the fast-expanding plant-based food industry

  • Management
  • 19 June 2020
WRI: Number of people affected annually by flooding set to double by 2030
WRI: Number of people affected annually by flooding set to double by 2030

WRI warns that flooding could aggravate coronavirus crisis in South and Southeast Asia and Africa, urging for increased investment globally in flood prevention

  • Climate change
  • 23 April 2020
Government launches six month flood insurance review
Government launches six month flood insurance review

Review will root out "systemic issues" in the provision of flood insurance in the UK, zeroing in on the Doncaster region that was most affected by catastrophic downpours in November.

  • Risk
  • 15 April 2020
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn

  • Policy
  • 24 February 2020
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns

Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance

  • Risk
  • 21 February 2020
Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'
Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'

Emma Howard Boyd concedes flood defences 'cannot prevent flooding everywhere, all of the time' and calls instead for more resilient infrastructure

  • Risk
  • 19 February 2020
A harder rain's a-gonna fall
A harder rain's a-gonna fall

There have been repeated warnings about the UK's vulnerability to flooding - now the PM must put climate resilience at the centre of his 'levelling-up' agenda

  • Risk
  • 18 February 2020
WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr
WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

Key impacts include loss of natural coastal and flooding protection, disappearance of natural carbon storage sinks, and steep rises in prices of key commodities

  • Biodiversity
  • 12 February 2020
Flood risk and insurance cost fears highlighted for 1.8 million UK residents
Flood risk and insurance cost fears highlighted for 1.8 million UK residents

Insurance industry warns of increased premiums as flood risk grows due to climate change.

  • Risk
  • 05 February 2020
Rising seas: Work begins on £40m tidal defence scheme in Great Yarmouth
Rising seas: Work begins on £40m tidal defence scheme in Great Yarmouth

Upgrades to flood defences in Great Yarmouth will help protect the town against flooding driven by climate change

  • Climate change
  • 13 January 2020
Satellite climate data project secures £5m UK boost
Satellite climate data project secures £5m UK boost

New £5m virtual data centre utilising cutting edge satellite technology could help lower risk of climate impacts, government claims

  • Policy
  • 03 January 2020
Regional leaders call for flood-focused COBRA committee as fresh floods hit
Regional leaders call for flood-focused COBRA committee as fresh floods hit

Some 300 flood alerts in place over the weekend, including almost 100 flood warnings, as experts call for overhaul of flood policy

  • Science
  • 23 December 2019
Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges
Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges

Labour announces major solar roll out plan for libraries and communities, as Lib Dems pledge £100bn to tackling 'climate emergency' and Greens propose Universal Basic Income

  • Solar
  • 15 November 2019
Devastating floods lay bare urgent need for climate-resilient buildings
Devastating floods lay bare urgent need for climate-resilient buildings

The UK should aim to ensure all buildings and infrastructure resilient to climate impacts by 2030, argues UK Green Building Council's John Alker

  • Buildings
  • 15 November 2019
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030

Regulator aims to become net zero by 2030 and is looking at moving to 'absolute zero' by 2050

  • Policy
  • 11 October 2019
Roman ruins, Saxon forts, and medieval castles all face destruction from climate change
Roman ruins, Saxon forts, and medieval castles all face destruction from climate change

Some of the UK's most famous historical landscapes could be damaged through sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding, new research warns

  • Climate change
  • 27 September 2019
'Economic self-interest': Climate adaptation essential for future prosperity, experts warn
'Economic self-interest': Climate adaptation essential for future prosperity, experts warn

Governments and businesses around the world should accelerate spending on climate resilience, according to new report from group chaired by Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon and World Bank chief Kristalina Georgieva

  • Climate change
  • 10 September 2019
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