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Matters relating to climate change, both globally and in the UK
Donald Trump’s policies and stated positions are widely considered to be detrimental to climate change control efforts, both domestically and internationally as summarised below from the sources noted. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: During his first term, Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change, a landmark international accord aimed at reducing…
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large system of ocean currents that carries warm water from the tropics northwards into the North Atlantic. It operates like a conveyer belt driven by differences in temperature and salt content – the water’s density. It is a vital system of ocean currents that governs weather patterns…
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In its June 2023 report the Climate change Committee found that as regards the government’s second National Adaptation Programme (NAP2), there was very limited evidence of the implementation of adaptation at the scale needed to fully prepare for climate risks facing the UK. The current approach to adaptation policy is not leading to delivery on…
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