The challenge of adapting to global heating and the climate disruption it causes is particularly hard. After all, if we can adapt to climate chaos, why bother trying to prevent it? But unless we are prepared to stand by as people’s lives are destroyed by extreme weather, adaptation is required. The truth about climate adaptation in the UK is that successive Tory administrations have denied the urgent need for investment. Adapting to the climate crisis requires squaring up to vested interests, just as limiting it through emissions cuts does.

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2021 17:25 UTC