Our warming planet means that we are already seeing extreme events in the UK such as 40-degree heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and flooding.

That is at current levels of 1.4 degrees Celsius of warming. But now the Climate Change Committee is warning that the UK must urgently prepare for two degrees of warming by 2050.

It says that ministers should set out stronger targets for protecting homes, food security and public services.

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