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UK 'chronically' underspending on climate change adaptation, warns watchdog
SKY News ^ | February 1, 2023 | By Tom Clarke

Posted on 02/01/2023 3:16:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

The risks of heatwaves, droughts, flooding and failing critical infrastructure are increasing in the UK due to global warming, but the government has been too slow in acting to limit them, according to a new report from its climate change watchdog.

Adapting to higher temperatures and the more intense heatwaves and storms they are predicted to bring, requires investment of around £10bn a year, says the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

Spending on everything from flood defences, to more heat-resilient homes, to improved drinking water supplies is falling well short of what is needed to insulate the UK from climate impacts, according to the report.

"It is no secret that the UK is now experiencing a range of damaging consequences of climate change, but adaptation in the UK remains chronically underfunded and overlooked. This must change," said Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC's Adaptation Committee.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism

1 posted on 02/01/2023 3:16:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And there is the bottom line of globull warming/climate change. Tax and spend more to save mama ga8a and yourself.


2 posted on 02/01/2023 3:40:42 AM PST by MulberryDraw (Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?)
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To: MulberryDraw

Your not reaching your quota UK. Sounds so much like a loan shark


3 posted on 02/01/2023 3:48:18 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: ronnie raygun

UK is not paying their WEF dues.


4 posted on 02/01/2023 4:17:05 AM PST by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In greenspeak...”chronically underfunded” means your capitalist economy hasn’t been totally decimated - yet.


5 posted on 02/01/2023 5:07:46 AM PST by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct! (Let’s go Brandon!))
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To: USAF1985

UK contribution is meaningless compared to China and India.


6 posted on 02/01/2023 5:33:50 AM PST by Stevenfo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The cost of the war in Russia starting to take money away from climate change! oh no what will we ever do. When in danger, or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout


7 posted on 02/01/2023 8:42:45 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is there a bounty on watchdog pelts?


8 posted on 02/01/2023 2:49:21 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Lol


9 posted on 02/01/2023 3:10:54 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Right up there with fact-checker pelts, global warming
expert pelts, and of course the common watchdog pelts.


10 posted on 02/01/2023 3:15:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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