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UK climate advisers urge maximum temperature rules amid escalating crisis

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UK climate advisers, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), have urged the government to establish maximum temperature regulations for workplaces and adapt critical infrastructure like hospitals and schools to a warming planet. The report highlights heat, flooding, and drought as key threats, with projections indicating a significant risk of homes overheating and water shortages without urgent action.

• The CCC report emphasizes that the UK's infrastructure is unprepared for rising temperatures, citing recent heatwaves and the fact that four of the last five years have been the warmest on record since 1884.
• Experts identified overheating homes and acute water supply shortfalls as major risks by 2050 if the government does not take immediate action.
• The committee advises setting measurable targets to reduce climate change effects and recommends installing cooling infrastructure, building flood defenses, and investing in reservoirs.
• The report also notes that efforts to limit global warming to below 2C should not hinder the UK's preparation for the consequences of climate change.
• The UK has not yet established any regulations for maximum working temperatures.