The UK's strategy for adapting to the impacts of climate change, including floods, heatwaves, and extreme weather, has been criticized for falling significantly short of what is necessary, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The CCC's assessment indicates that the UK has lost its status as a leader in climate adaptation, highlighting a lack of a credible plan to protect against extreme weather effects. The government's climate advisors have called for an immediate strengthening of the UK's approach, emphasizing the need for integration with other government priorities such as Net Zero and nature restoration. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the increasing commonality of extreme floods, with 10,000 properties in Coventry at risk, and the government's failure to prepare for the growing impacts of climate change. The UK is also urged to overhaul its carbon market to support the development of a competitive carbon capture, use, and storage sector, as recommended by Carbon Tracker. Amidst these criticisms, the UK government has initiated a consultation with financial institutions and polluting industries to establish the country as a hub for funding the transition to net zero emissions.
UK emissions could rise by 15% if government uses ‘surplus’ to weaken climate goal, CCC warns | @Josh_Gabbatiss w/ comment from @theCCCuk Read here ➡️ https://t.co/xCGbqwVhow https://t.co/BzzRZGtUcF
The UK government launches a consultation with financial institutions and polluting industries, as it tries to position the country as a major hub for funding the transition to net zero emissions https://t.co/w6Fw0HRdAt
Extreme floods are becoming increasingly common with the damaging effects of climate change leaving 10,000 properties in Coventry at risk of flooding. Yet this govt is too chaotic and distracted to learn the lessons of the past and protect communities before disaster strikes.
The #UK must overhaul its carbon market, delivering a strong and long-term price signal to achieve the government's goal of a "self-sustaining and competitive" carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) sector, think tank Carbon Tracker said today. https://t.co/3i6fgmNJQv
Govt’s climate advisors: “The evidence of the damage from climate change has never been clearer, but the UK's…approach…is not working. Defra needs to deliver an immediate strengthening of …its integration with other govt priorities such as Net Zero and nature restoration."
UK plans to protect people from the #ClimateCrisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required - Government has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says @theCCCuk Story by @fionaharvey https://t.co/Acej2MYqGb
This assessment from @theCCCuk is damning. The Government is failing to prepare UK for growing impacts of #climate change like floods and fires. But this is an urgent question of national security. Lives and livelihoods will be on the line. It is a staggering dereliction of duty. https://t.co/HhqPirxWNo
The UK's plan to adapt to the floods, heatwaves and extreme weather wrought by climate change falls "far short", @theCCCuk says in assessment today The climate advisers also say the UK has lost is reputation as a "leader in climate adaptation" Story 👇 https://t.co/f1Grr1Byju