CLIMATE change experts urged the UK to set maximum temperature rules for workplaces and adapt hospitals and schools to a warming planet in a report published Wednesday.
The report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on adapting to global warming, said Britain should set “measurable” targets to reduce the effects of climate change.
Experts identified the key climate change threats facing the UK as heat, flooding and drought, with 92 per cent of homes “likely to overheat” by 2050 and acute water supply shortfalls without urgent government action.
“The UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come,” the CCC report notes, following concerns in recent heatwaves that the UK’s infrastructure is not prepared for higher temperatures.
The country, which recorded its hottest year on record in 2025, has seen extreme weather events intensify in recent years, with unprecedented heat waves, floods that have caused significant damage, and long spells of drought. — AFP