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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Heather Stewart

Climate visas could give victims of natural disasters safe route to UK, says thinktank

Dry and cracked soil
Extreme weather events are becoming more prevalent as a result of global heating. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

New climate visas should be created to allow victims of natural disasters to come to the UK, and to bring in skilled workers needed for the transition to net zero, a Conservative thinktank has argued.

Onward, whose co-founder Will Tanner recently became Rishi Sunak’s deputy chief of staff, is urging the government to prepare for the likely increase in global migration as a result of the climate crisis.

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