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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says

Aerial view of flooding around a town
Flooding in Cambridgeshire in 2024. One in four properties will be at risk of flooding by 2050 without urgent action, the report found. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Labour is putting people, the economy and the environment in increasing peril by failing to act on the effects of the climate crisis, the UK’s climate watchdog has said.

Flooding, droughts and heatwaves are all increasing in severity due to climate breakdown, but current plans to protect people, land and infrastructure against extreme weather have been judged inadequate in a scathing assessment of the UK’s preparedness.

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