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Power networks have won praise for their preparations for climate change, and water companies have been told to follow suit.
The networks, which suffered heavy criticism for their response to the Christmas storms, “are monitoring weather-related disruption, assessing future climate risks, investing in resilience, and reporting on progress,” said the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change in a report published on Wednesday.
Water companies and other key infrastructure providers such as ports, airports and strategic road authorities should adopt a similar approach, the report said.
The report found that the UK’s building stock and infrastructure is ill-prepared for climate change. It called for a new building standard to prevent overheating in homes, predicting that premature deaths from overheating could triples to 7,000 a year by the 2050s.
It also called for greater investment in flood defences and sustainable drainage, with the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Pitt Review for flood management.
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