'Net zero doesn't solve the problem': Five key lessons from the CCC's climate risk assessment

Michael Holder
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There are many urgent takeaways from the Climate Change Committee's stark UK climate preparedness assessment - here are the top five

Every five years the Climate Change Committee (CCC) conducts a root-and-branch review of the UK's preparedness for escalating climate impacts, such as heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts, coastal erosion,...

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