… to health, well-being and productivity from high temperatures............................ 17 4.3. Risk of shortages in the public water supply, and for agriculture, energy supply and industry ................................................................................................................................. 18 4.4. Risks to natural capital, including terrestrial, coastal, marine…
… this assessment every five years with the latest version released in 2017. This identified the top six areas of inter-related climate change risks for the UK6: Flooding and coastal change risks to communities, businesses and infrastructure; Risks to health, well-being and productivity from high temperatures; Risk of shortages in the public water supply, and for agriculture, energy supply…
… compared to the present day. Only transformative structural change in human civilisation will be commensurate with meeting the challenge of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius; the target set by the IPCC to minimise risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth.10 In response to the limited international political action…
… the necessary provision of low carbon energy, support business energy efficiency, support water supply and flood risk plans, support the implementation of the 25 Year Environment Plan and more. More recently, following the IPCC reports, UK Parliament’s declaration of a climate emergency in June 2019 and pressure from grass roots organisations, a number of local authorities in Northamptonshire have…