";s:4:"text";s:4792:" It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss In 2013, storms and coastal surges combined catastrophically with elevated sea levels whilst December 2015, was the wettest month ever recorded. It has raised our emotions, perception and personalised the effects and hazards of climate change. In their development plan policies, local planning authorities:Can set energy performance standards for new housing or the adaptation of buildings to provide dwellings, that are higher than the building regulations, but only up to the equivalent of Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.Are not restricted or limited in setting energy performance standards above the building regulations for non-housing developments.Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. The 'Beast from the East' which arrived in February 2018 brought extraordinarily cold temperatures and high snowfall.
the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. In 2013, storms and coastal surges combined catastrophically with elevated sea levels whilst December 2015, was the wettest month ever recorded. The towns of Redding and Paradise in California were all but eliminated in the 2018 seasonWhile wildfires in Greece (pictured), Australia, Indonesia and many other countries have wrought chaos to infrastructure, economies and cost livesIn Britain, flooding has become commonplace. The Netherlands continues to lead the way with bikes far outnumbering peopleCycling infrastructure is taking over cities the world over, in the hope of reducing society's dependency on polluting vehiclesDespite positive steps being taken, humans continue to have a wildly adverse effect on the climate. This means that by 2050 the UK will have to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases it produces to a much lower level than today. An increase in the severity and distribution of press images, reports and media coverage across the nation has localised the issue. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts The Climate Change Act 2008 establishes a legally binding target to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% in 2050 from 1990 levels. {{#sender.isSelf}} Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Please In doing so, local planning authorities will want to consider:Climate change risk assessments can support the production of Local risk assessments can be used to identify those climate risks, including those arising from severe weather events, the planning system can address.
try again, the name must be uniquePlease Extreme downpours in Carlisle in the winter of 2015 saw the previous record flood level being eclipsed by two feetHebden Bridge in West Yorkshire has flooded repeatedly in the past decade, with the worst coming on Christmas Day 2015.
We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. More climate change-induced heatwaves and flooding to come, scientists predict There have been numerous major oil spills this decade, the most notable being the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010More recently, large swathes of the Amazon rainforest were set alight by people to clear land for agricultureThis decade may have seen horrors but it has led to an understanding that the next decade must see change if human life is to continueIn this decade, humans have become ever more aware of climate change. The damage being caused is unprecedented: 103 people were killed in wildfires last year in California, one of the places best prepared, best equipped to fight such blazes in the worldEntire towns have been razed.