Floods and record-breaking temperatures used to be rare
occurrences in the UK, but in recent years they have become more
frequent.
Climate change is here, but adapting to cope with extreme
weather often gets overshadowed by the focus on reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and achieving the Government's target of net zero
by 2050.
While the latter is crucial to reduce further impact, there is
no ignoring what is already happening, and will continue to happen.
It has huge implications for real estate.
In the residential sector, there is the drive to insulate homes
to make them more energy efficient and to reduce emissions, which
is the sensible first step.
But overheating is going to become more of an issue. Patrick
Morris, Partner at Trowers & Hamlins says: "Even if we
manage to keep to the goal of a 1.5°C increase in temperature
by the end of the century, the Met Office predicts warmer summers
and more frequent heatwaves in the UK. That means we'll end up
with
