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Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
BEIS invites UK experts to register their interest in reviewing the Second Order Draft of the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.
The Heat-Health Alerting system is part of the Weather-Health Alerting system, which is operated by UKHSA in partnership with the Met Office. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that commissioners should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
The Warm Home Discount Scheme could take £150 off your winter electricity bill - eligibility, how to get your discount, deadlines.
A list of all F gases and their global warming potentials.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that the voluntary and community sector should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
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