Britain is sleepwalking into a £100 billion climate adaptation crisis

Britain’s businesses are sleepwalking into a climate adaptation crisis, as extreme heat exposes workplaces that are expensive to cool and increasingly unfit for a warmer climate. New research from SaveMoneyCutCarbon suggests many organisations remain more focused on reporting environmental progress than preparing their buildings for the physical consequences of climate change.

Its inaugural Net Zero Reality Index found that 65% of UK adults believe net zero is treated more as a reporting exercise than a practical business priority.