Flood waters around Tewkesbury Abbey in January 2023
DAMAGE caused by floods in Britain can be considerably reduced if countries meet their internationally agreed climate targets, a study suggests.
But if the average global temperature reaches 3.3°C above pre-industrial levels, the annual cost to properties and businesses could rise by more than a fifth, researchers from the University of Bristol and flood modelling firm Fathom found.
They found that damage levels can be reined in at just 5 per cent above historical levels, but only if countries around the world honour the pledges they made at the UN climate conference Cop26 in Glasgow.
The future does not have to be climate chaos and social breakdown. MARC VANDEPITTE looks at the alternatives offered by the Global Justice Report, co-authored by Thomas Piketty
Extreme heat is now one of the defining public health challenges of a warming world, explains Prof IAN WILLIAMS
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30