A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) assessed what is needed to build climate resilience across the economy and the extent of policies needed to meet them.
Despite some evidence of improved planning for key climate risks, a “fully credible” climate change plan is only found for five of the 45 adaptation outcomes examined in the report.
Furthermore, it found that none of the adaptation efforts were happening fast enough to manage the predicted risks appropriately.
The UK saw its first 40°C day last summer in a record-breaking heatwave that caused deaths, wildfire incidents and significant infrastructure disruption.
The impact of climate change is expected to intensify over the coming decades, leaving the UK vulnerable without better resilience planning and preparation.
Baroness Brown, chair of the Adaptation Committee, said: “The government’s lack of urgency on climate resilience is in sharp contrast to the recent experience of people in...