UK government launches 'world-first' Climate and Nature Security Taskforce

James Murray
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A huge out of control moorland wildfire on a Lancashire hillside, North West England, UK | Credit: iStock
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A huge out of control moorland wildfire on a Lancashire hillside, North West England, UK | Credit: iStock

New group of leading military, academic, and business experts tasked with helping the UK better prepare from impacts and risks caused by climate change and nature loss

The government yesterday hosted the first meeting of its new Climate and Nature Security Taskforce, which has been hailed as a 'world first' initiative to bolster the UK's climate resilience. The taskforce...

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