Committee brands Government answers on adapting to heatwaves a “missed opportunity”

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 09:00

The Environmental Audit Committee expects the Government to provide more detail on its plans to adapt the UK to climate change, as it publishes the Government's response to its report on Heat Resilience and Sustainable Cooling. In its report, the Committee cited findings that heat-related deaths could rise to 10,000 every year without concerted actions to adapt to the warming climate. It found that while the UK population spends on average 90% of its time indoors, the...Request free trial