Climate crisis hitting 'worst case scenarios', warns Environment Agency

Sir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to survive

The climate emergency is already hitting worst case scenario" levels that if left unchecked will lead to the collapse of ecosystems, with dire consequences for humanity, according to the chief executive of the Environment Agency.

Warning that this is not science fiction", Sir James Bevan said on Tuesday that in recent years several of the reasonable worst case scenarios" had happened in the UK, with more extreme weather and flooding. And he urged politicians to take action to reduce emissions and adapt to the inevitable" impacts of the climate emergency.