Flooding: Government must do far more to tackle climate change, says Friends of the Earth

The devastating floods that have hit parts of the UK highlight the urgent need to boost defences annd tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. Next week is the final week of negotiations at the UN Climate Summit in Paris.

Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said:

“As climate negotiators fiddle in Paris, Britain floods.

“Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme rainfall and floods in the UK and around the world.

“Yet the UK government is failing to protect us by not investing enough in flood defences and cutting support for the clean energy needed to tackle climate change.

“David Cameron must safeguard our security by bringing down emissions – and help poorer nations cope with increasingly extreme weather.”

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