Adaptation

Green leaders express disappointment at government's failure to use publication of latest five-year plan to ramp up nationwide climate adaptation efforts

National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee pen joint letter urging ministers to protect key infrastructure against the intensifying climate impacts

The Climate Change Committee has once again excoriated the government over its failure to contend with adapting to worsening climate impacts - here are five key takeaways from its latest report

Agenda is billed as 'first comprehensive global plan' to rally companies, governments, and NGOs behind a shared set of adaptation best practices

Release of figures suggesting link between mortality and high temperatures prompts calls for government to enhance its preparedness for future heatwaves

Number of people dying from heat-related issues could triple by mid-century as a result of the UK's poorly ventilated buildings, CCC warns, as major new report raises the alarm over escalating climate risks

Charity coalition publishes its first climate risk assessment, examining the impact of climate change across its 400 square mile estate

Government warns climate crisis 'brings with it greater risks' as it analyses success of investing in flood and coastal erosion defences

Howard Boyd says 2022 must be 'the year of climate adaptation', warning that 'worryingly few' infrastructure investors consider impacts of climate change

AI mapping of flooding incidents across UK since 2007 lays bare worrying lack of resilience in face of heavy rainfall