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Flood protection 'needs doubling'One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding, says the Environment Agency, and climate change will raise that number without better protection. The agency calculates that funding for projects that protect communities from flooding from rivers and the sea needs to double to £1bn annually by 2035. BBC News
19th June 2009
UK 'must plan' for warmer future
The UK needs to plan now for a future that will be hotter and bring greater extremes of flood and drought, says Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. Launching the UK Climate Projections 2009 report (UKCP09), Mr Benn told MPs that the UK climate will change even with a global deal on emissions. BBC News
18th June 2009
Brown's electric dream for Britain
Gordon Brown has promised an environmentally friendly Budget later this month to kick start a "green recovery" – including the mass introduction of electric cars on Britain's roads. The Independent
8th April 2009
Caution urged on green tax effect
The think-tank IPPR has warned the UK Chancellor not to use green taxes to plug the hole in government finances. BBC News
7th April 2009
UK climate policy not up to scratch, warns CBI
Business leaders have delivered a surprise attack on the government's environmental policy, arguing that ministers are not doing enough to cut global warming emissions or make sure the UK does not run out of power. The Guardian
6th April 2009
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