Infrastructure investments worth £650bn at risk if climate resilience neglected

By Daniel Gayne2022-07-05T06:00:00

Environment Agency chair calls for Treasury review on issue

Nearly £650bn of public and private infrastructure investment planned by 2030 are at risk unless climate impacts are factored into planning and delivery.

Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency, hit out at “widespread greenwashing”, which she said was compromising efforts to prepare for climate impacts like floods and heatwaves.

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