We still aren’t moving fast enough in the race against climate change

By David Smith 2023-08-15T06:00:00

The government claims its third national adaptation programme represents a step-change in its approach to approving infrastructure resilience. David Smith is not so sure

The UK is “strikingly unprepared” for climate change. So declared the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in a report to Parliament earlier this year.

The report lamented a “lost decade” for government action, with every UK sector exposed to climate threats. It found “fully credible” planning for climate change in only five out of 45 adaptation outcomes that the government wants to achieve, and it made several recommendations for the government’s third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3).

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