UK politicians 'failing to rise to the challenge of climate change'
by Matthew Taylor Environment correspondent from on (#3TYZF)
Government's top climate adviser warns policymakers will be judged harshly by future generations if they don't act now
The government's official climate change adviser says politicians and policymakers are failing to rise to the challenge of a rapidly warming planet and will be judged harshly by future generations unless they act now.
Lord Deben, chair of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC), said "anyone who read the news" could see mounting evidence of alarming trends - from melting polar ice to record heatwaves and rising sea levels. He called on politicians to "make the connections" between these events and act with more urgency.