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CCC UK CLIMATE RISK WEBSITEThe Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has launched a new website to host independent research on UK climate risk as part of its work to prepare an independent Evidence Report to support the UK Government’s third official UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) due in 2022.

MET OFFICE state of uk climate 20192019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884, according to the sixth report in the State of the UK Climate series compiled by the Met Office.2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884, according to the sixth report in the State of the UK Climate series compiled by the Met Office.

ARCTIC FIRERapidly decreasing sea ice coverage has been reported along the Russian Arctic coast and exceptional and prolonged heat in Siberia has fuelled devastating Arctic fires, according to the World Meteorological Association.

WMO CLIMATE PREDICTIONS JULY 2020The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5°C in at least one year, according to new climate predictions issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Sustainable Landscapes Humber Project launches 1More than 40 farmers in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire are taking part in a landmark project that could help return atmospheric CO2 to pre-industrial levels, reduce flooding and improve soil health.

Anglian Water David-Riley 1David Riley, Anglian Water’s head of carbon neutrality and chair of Water UK’s carbon working group says the water industry must utilise the skills offered by the supply chain if it is to meet its ambitious target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Scottish Water Horizons Glassford PV installationScottish Water’s commercial subsidiary Scottish Water Horizons has installed 532 ground-mounted solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels at its Glassford service reservoir.

AW PETER SIMPSONAs recently appointed co-chair of the Corporate Leaders Group, Anglian Water Chief Executive Peter Simpson shares his thoughts on the role of big business in tacking climate change when we emerge from a locked-down world.

WATER SAVING WEEKWaterwise has marked the start of the sixth annual Water Saving Week in the UK with a focus on climate change and water efficiency by urging the public to save water and save carbon.

GLASGOW UNIVERSITYThe COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.

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