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Last week, leading experts were asked “Is the UK on track to adapt to #ClimateChange?”
Over 300 participants debated the impacts of high levels of warming, the risks, and requirements for adaptation.
Alongside @UKCRP_SPF and @theCCCuk, we compiled ten key reflections:
Over 300 participants debated the impacts of high levels of warming, the risks, and requirements for adaptation.
Alongside @UKCRP_SPF and @theCCCuk, we compiled ten key reflections:
1. What used to be extreme is becoming normal. The changes to the UK’s climate that have already happened at 1°C of warming are significant. A 3°C+ rise in global temperature would lead to systemic alterations to our society and environment. #UKClimateAdapt
2. The UK is not just at risk from direct climate impacts; it is vulnerable to indirect effects from climate change overseas, which may be more severe than the direct UK impacts. #UKClimateAdapt
