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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis

Flooded fields by the River Parrett at Somerset Levels near Bridgwater in Somerset, December 2022.
Flooded fields by the River Parrett at Somerset Levels near Bridgwater in Somerset, December 2022. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

The UK is “strikingly unprepared” for the impacts of the climate crisis, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which said there had been a “lost decade” in efforts to adapt for the impacts of global heating.

The CCC, the government’s official climate adviser, said climate damages will inevitably intensify for decades to come. It has warned repeatedly of poor preparation in the past and said government action was now urgently needed to protect people and their homes and livelihoods.

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