By Paul Homewood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33315125
From the BBC:
The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impact of climate change, the government has been warned.
Ministers should focus on the future risks of heatwaves and flooding, says the Committee on Climate Change.
Its report said more needed to be done to keep emissions on track, although the government said it was committed to meeting its climate change target.
It also warned a decision to stop onshore wind farm subsidies early could potentially add £1bn a year to bills.
The report by the Committee on Climate Change looked at progress towards meeting carbon emission targets and how the UK is preparing for climate change risks.
Chairmen Lord Deben and Lord Krebs said measures were needed to address increased flood risk to homes and to protect farmland from declines in productivity.
Lord Krebs said: “By the 2050s the sort of heatwaves…
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