The UK has almost no credible plans to adapt to climate change
Advisers to the UK government warn that failure to plan for the effects of climate change is putting the country at risk of threats such as food shortages and power blackouts
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Advisers to the UK government warn that failure to plan for the effects of climate change is putting the country at risk of threats such as food shortages and power blackouts
Climate change is already here but the government is not doing enough to prepare, its advisory panel on the issue says in a report today.
We spoke to Baroness Brown, Julia King, who leads work on adaptation at the climate change committee.
More than 3,000 early deaths and 25,000 wildfires due to extreme temperatures were recorded in Britain last year.
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