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The UK will be increasingly exposed to international and domestic risks from climate change that will cut across almost all areas of policy, <\/span>a new report<\/a> warned on July 12.<\/p>\n

A study by the UK\u2019s independent advisory body <\/span>Committee on Climate Change<\/a> (CCC), released as new prime minister Theresa May<\/a> prepared to take\u00a0occupancy of 10 Downing Street, said government, business, public services and individuals will need to prepare for the consequences of extreme weather as the world\u2019s climate warms.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelaying or failing to take appropriate steps will increase the costs and risks for all UK nations arising from the changing climate,\u201d said Lord Krebs, chairman of the adaptation sub-committee of the committee on climate change, in a statement accompanying the report. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the CCC\u2019s report, which is an update of previous estimates of adaptation risks, flooding and coastal change is viewed as one of the main climate hazards to households, businesses and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In the past 12 months the UK has endured serious flooding in northern cities<\/a>, while intense bursts of rainfall have inundated electricity substations and washed away roads and bridges. Such events are expected to become increasingly frequent, raising major questions about how to reduce the impacts and assess the economic risks of climate change.<\/p>\n

The report also warns of risks to health, wellbeing and productivity from increasingly frequent high temperatures, and the impact that extreme weather will have on public water supply, and the availability of water for power generation and industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also see: UK councils ‘ignore climate change threat’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate change will also have serious consequences for \u201cnatural capital\u201d, such as terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems, soils and biodiversity.<\/p>\n

The report also presents some stark warnings on how climate change will impact populations, economies and livelihoods around the world, which in turn would have big consequences for the UK, which ranked as the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n

Among these impacts include loss of life and major humanitarian crises, disruption to agriculture in a world that is experiencing a big increase in population, and interference to supply chains, food prices, international trade and overseas investments<\/span><\/p>\n

The CCC report cited the example of a US drought in 2012, which contributed to increasing the price of soya which, in turn, led to some UK pig farmers being forced out of business.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimate change is expected to increase the frequency of weather extremes, disproportionately affecting low income populations. The UK is likely to be called upon to provide more resources for humanitarian assistance, and efforts to build state stability and long-term resilience could be undermined,\u201d the report said, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are uncertain but potentially very significant international risks arising from climate-related human [migration], and the possibility of violent inter-state conflict over scarce natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Natural disasters related to climate change, and longer-term trends such as water stress and desertification, could prompt populations to shift and migrate in response.\u00a0While extremes in climate could also mean that the UK\u2019s overseas aid budget is increasingly used for short-term disaster response rather than long-term development aid, the report continues.<\/p>\n

The CCC report said it was too early to tell how the UK\u2019s vote to withdraw from the EU would impact efforts to prepare for the effects of climate change, \u201cThe risks don\u2019t change because of Brexit<\/a>,\u201d said Lord Krebs. However, he added: \u201cSome of the legislation that might underpin our resilience and preparation for future climate changes is EU legislation and therefore there will be a need in due course to replace that with national legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Concerns have also been expressed <\/span>by one of the CCC report\u2019s authors<\/a> that the UK\u2019s withdrawal from the EU will make it harder for the UK to tackle climate change, as the 28-nation bloc (which it will be until the UK exits formally)\u00a0is often more effective when acts together rather than unilaterally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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