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Avoiding dangerous climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world. The UK is committed to playing its part and this document gives an overview of how government departments are taking a more co-ordinated approach to reducing emissions, through delivery of their departmental carbon budgets and embedding consideration of the need to adapt to a changing climate in their planning and decision making. This document is published alongside departmental Carbon Reduction Delivery and Adaptation Plans.

Reference information

Websites:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130402151656/http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/climate/documents/taking-action.pdf
Source:

UK DEFRA

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2010

Keywords:
benefits, built environment, cities, costs, ecosystem assessment, infrastructure, low carbon, natural environment
Climate impacts:

Flooding, Sea Level Rise, Storms

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Non specific

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Countries:

United Kingdom

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