10 urgent climate policies the UK should implement now
Firefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer. Photograph: Maureen McLean/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenFirefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer. So will fixing the UK government’s calamitous failure to protect lives and livelihoods against the long-predicted affects of global heating.But the climate emergency is right here, right now, and here are 10 policies that Andy Burnham’s government should consider announcing urgently.1.
- ▪Firefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer.
- ▪Photograph: Maureen McLean/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenFirefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer.
- ▪So will fixing the UK government’s calamitous failure to protect lives and livelihoods against the long-predicted affects of global heating.But the climate emergency is right here, right now, and here are 10 policies that Andy Burnham’s gov
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Firefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer. Photograph: Maureen McLean/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenFirefighters tackle a field fire in Eton, one of several wildfires across Britain during a scorching summer. Photograph: Maureen McLean/ShutterstockEnvironment policy10 urgent climate policies the UK should implement nowFrom rejecting drilling licences to preparing communities for heat, drought and wildfires, here’s how Burnham can ready the UK for a hotter, drier climateMatthew Taylor, Sandra Laville, Damian Carrington and Pippa NeillWed 12 Aug 2026 09.36 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFrom record-smashing temperatures, wildfires, hosepipe bans and thousands of premature deaths, the climate crisis has left its…
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