4c above pre-industrial level by 2100 possible. UK sets out to adapt- Read and watch Daily Record Oct 15 report, Heating Planet blog

The UK must be able to handle at least 2c of global warming by 2050, climate advisors told the government this week. UK has not adapted to worsening extremes such as 40c heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and flooding that are already occurring at current 1.4c levels of warming,“let alone” what is to come, the Climate Change Committee said. WATCH: Global Warming: UK Government told to prepare to cope with at least 2C of warming by 2050, Daily Record Oct 15 report, continues below cont'd: Government told to prepare UK to cope with at least 2c of warming by 2050-

The committee sent a letter urging ministers to set out stronger objectives and targets for protecting health, homes, food security, infrastructure, and key public services in the face of 2c of warming by 2050 “at a minimum”. 

They added that new homes, electricity networks, and other infrastructure that is expected to last for decades must be built with the potential to be adapted to cope with temperatures of as much as 4c above pre-industrial Levels by 2100. 

The UK had its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country and drought, and one of the worst harvests.

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Daily Record- Scotland's Newspaper

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Part 1: UK progresses US regresses- more to come shortly at Heating Planet blog Part 2 is here: https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2025/10/climate-bbc-gov-prepare-4c-possible.html

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