The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its Fourth Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, titled 'A Well-Adapted UK'. This is from the Executive Summary: the UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come. While efforts to keep global warming well below 2°C above preindustrial levels must remain a priority, the world is not yet on track for this. At a minimum, the UK should prepare for the weather extremes that will be experienced if global warming levels reach 2°C above preindustrial levels by 2050. At the high end of possibilities, reaching 4°C above preindustrial levels by the end of the century cannot yet be ruled out. This should be considered as part of effective adaptation planning.

A Well-Adapted UK | Climate Change Committee, 20 May 2026

There is a summary in the Guardian:
UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ | Fiona Harvey in the Guardian, 20 May 2026
Britain must think like a hot country | Fiona Harvey in the Guardian, 20 May 2026

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