UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns

Exclusive: UK Green Building Council calls for adaptation of millions of buildings and warns of flood threats to townsThe UK's schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency.The report by the UK Green Building Council also predicts that towns including Peterborough and Fairbourne will be uninhabitable by the end of the century because of flooding.The appointment of a minister for resilience within the Cabinet OfficeA new legal objective to ensure all planning decisions deliver climate safety.A more ambitious future homes standard to protect against increasing climate hazards - overheating, flooding and water scarcity.A comprehensive retrofit strategy to make homes and buildings climate safe.The protection of all communities with trees, parks and ponds. Continue reading...