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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns

People walking to work surrounded by tall office blocks
Modern buildings are considered more vulnerable to overheating because they have larger areas of glass, the report says. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency.

The report by the UK Green Building Council also predicts that cities and towns including Peterborough and Fairbourne will be uninhabitable by the end of the century because of flooding.

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