UK 'failing to prepare for climate disaster'

THE Government is failing to prepare the UK for “tomorrow’s disaster” of floods, heat- waves, drought and wildfires, its climate advisers have warned.

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The independent advisory Climate Change Committee also raised fears spending needed to protect communities and critical services such as the NHS from worsening weather extremes could be cut in the summer spending review.

In a new report on adaptation - helping the UK cope with the impacts of climate change - the committee warned there had been no improvement since its last assessment in 2023, and accused the new government of failing to deliver the change in approach needed.