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Underpreparing for severe climate risks can cost the UK far more than overpreparing, experts warn

Experts in climate, nature, health, national security, and financial risk have joined forces to call for a more integrated approach to government climate and nature risk assessments. In a commentary published in Nature Climate Change, they warn that conflicting advice can give policymakers very diff...

Underpreparing for severe climate risks can cost the UK far more than overpreparing, experts warn
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Experts in climate, nature, health, national security, and financial risk have joined forces to call for a more integrated approach to government climate and nature risk assessments. In a commentary published in Nature Climate Change, they warn that conflicting advice can give policymakers very different pictures of the severity of the risks ahead, making it harder to judge how seriously to act and how much to spend.

Originally published at Phys.org

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