Floods➡️heatwaves➡️droughts➡️fires Farmers are on the front line of fossil-fuelled climate change and people are paying the price Our inquiry found that the National Adaptation Programme has failed to tackle food resilience @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @linesmartin.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social

Amber health alerts are in place again as parts of the UK enter a fourth heatwave. 2 in 5 deaths caused by heatwaves in May and June far this year can be linked to the additional heat from climate change. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @lshtm.bsky.social

Wildfires are sweeping across Europe and more than 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. The UK is battling its own fires which threaten to get worse as we enter a fourth heatwave. This devastation is being fuelled by a destabilised climate.

UK preparing for wildfires similar to France and Spain, minister says

Fires have wrought destruction in mainland Europe this week, with 220,000 forced out of their homes in southwest France and 116,000 evacuated in Spain

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Climate resilience must be at the heart of the new government. Deadly heatwaves have followed record rain and flooding this year. Our inquiry found that the NHS, food system and homes are unprepared.🔥🌩️ Our report sets out priorities for Burnham to make the UK more secure:

Today we're launching the Environment APPG's report on climate resilience. Climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse are already among the greatest threats to public safety. We need a Cabinet Office Minister for Adaptation to drive cross-government action. environmentappg.co.uk/publications...

Is the UK prepared? Resilience in floods, fires and food as climate impacts rise | Publications | Environment APPG

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The Environment APPG has released their report outlining what the PM's environmental priorities should be to make the UK more environmentally secure. Read the report below:

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment@environmentappg.bsky.social · 2w ago

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Extreme heat is back, and the UK was built for a climate that no longer exists. South Cambs could see summers 4°C hotter, with 6x more days above 30°C, and I've heard from families with overheated classrooms and sick elderly residents. I spoke up in Parliament to demand real climate resilience.

Climate resilience must be at the heart of the new government. Deadly heatwaves have followed record rain and flooding this year. Our inquiry found that the NHS, food system and homes are unprepared.🔥🌩️ Our report sets out priorities for Burnham to make the UK more secure:

Many schools in our area closed over the recent heatwave. This was partly due to the fact we are unprepared for such hot summers. The Government needs to invest into proper air conditioning and more cool green space. I made the case to the Minister in a recent chamber exchange.

The wildfires raging across Wales and England have forced people from their homes and put communities at risk. ☀️🔥 Our inquiry found that climate impacts such as heatwaves, drought and wildfires are interconnected, exposing a dangerous lack of preparedness.

Wildfires burn in Wales and England as environment officials warn of ‘exceptional risk’

Major incidents declared in north Wales and Derbyshire, with firefighters also called out to two large fires in London

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☀️🚆The news that Eurostar is ordering trains designed to withstand temperatures of up to 55°C is a stark reminder that critical infrastructure, including transport systems, must be adapted to cope with warmer temperatures. ☀️🚆

Shocking figures show 2,700 excess deaths were linked to the May and June heatwaves in England and Wales. Our adaptation inquiry heard how the UK remains unprepared for extreme heat and just how lifesaving access to cool spaces can be ☀️❄️

May and June heatwaves killed about 2,700 people in England and Wales, data suggests

Extreme heat led to 440 deaths a day during June peak, say scientists, with climate crisis ramping up temperatures

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⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵

Adapting to hotter temperatures is not solely about cooling. . We need our entire infrastructure to be fit for purpose. Last week, six NHS trusts declared a critical incident after hot weather damaged their IT systems, scanners, and cancer and lab equipment.

Heat failure: Why essential tech fails when the temperature rises

Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.

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The UK public's concern about climate change and support for renewable energy remain high, a long-running attitude tracker finds. Latest polling undertaken in March and April. www.gov.uk/government/s...

With the country currently in the grip of a heatwave and London Climate Action Week, the launch of @london.gov.uk City Hall’s Heat Ready London plan today comes at a timely moment. 🔥☀️ Our climate adaptation inquiry revealed that mayors can play a key role in tackling extreme heat.

I met with Climate Minister Katie White to discuss the Seventh Carbon Budget, how we’re progressing on limiting greenhouse gas emissions and reaching our target of net zero by 2050. @environmentappg.bsky.social

Great meeting with APPG Chair @fleuranderson.bsky.social and Climate Minister @katiewhitemp.bsky.social on setting Carbon Budget 7 into law. Across the UK, polling consistently shows that people of all backgrounds and politics care deeply about the environment and want the government to act.

Suppressed civil servant report warns: without urgent change, our water & food systems risk catastrophic failure. The Water Bill must force companies to build long-term climate resilience.

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 We are calling on the government to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty and champion the designation of the Sargasso Sea as a protected marine sanctuary. This briefing highlights the urgent action needed from the government 👇 environmentappg.co.uk/publications...

🌳Environment APPG Vice Chair @adrianramsay.bsky.social raises serious concerns over reports that by 2030 the UK’s food, water and ecosystems could face collapse. He urges for clarity from the government on the action being taken in response. 🚜

Environment APPG Chair @fleuranderson.bsky.social warns the UK is fundamentally unprepared for escalating climate risks. Nature is essential to our resilience, urgent action is needed by the government to match the scale of these challenges.🌳🌧️

@rbgkew.bsky.social warns climate change is killing trees, echoing what we heard in our adaptation inquiry. As the heatwave shows, trees are vital infrastructure for cooling, so adapting nature to extreme weather is essential.🌲🥵

Kew Gardens boss: Heatwaves killed 400 of our trees. Many are struggling

The gardens hope to raise people’s awareness of the effects of climate change. However, the CEO Richard Deverell shares why it is still a place of ‘hope’

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Today the @thecccuk.bsky.social has warned that the UK is "built for a climate that no longer exists". Our chair @fleuranderson.bsky.social responds here:

On Monday, the Environment APPG held the second session of our inquiry: “Is the UK prepared? Resilience in floods, fires and food as climate impacts rise” with @fleuranderson.bsky.social and Lord Krebs. 🧑‍🌾⛈️

Bottom trawling causes irreversible damage to our oceans 🌊 Baroness Sugg highlighted how heavy nets used by large fishing corporations devastates marine life and threatens coastal livelihoods 🐟 Banning this gear in 41 more MPAs would be a major step forward

On Monday, the Environment APPG held the first session of our inquiry: “Is the UK prepared? Resilience in floods, fires and food” with @fleuranderson.bsky.social , @adrianramsay.bsky.social, @werahobhouse.org.uk , Baroness Willis and Lord Harlech

🌊 Bottom trawling is still happening inside UK Marine Protected Areas 40% of England’s seas are MPAs, yet over 1.3m tonnes of fish were caught in them over just four years Without proper protection, MPAs risk becoming little more than lines on a map 🐟 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’

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Environment APPG member @bishopnorwich.bsky.social asks about the benefits of peatland restorations for flood resilience and nature recovery during Lords Oral Questions last Thursday 🌊

During the debate on Extreme Climate @jaynekirkhammp.bsky.social stressed the need for greater urgency to protect communities from climate change ⛈️