UK Government Faces Judicial Review Challenge Over Net Zero Strategy

Three months after hosting the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, and as required by the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK government published its third five-year risk assessment of climate change on the United Kingdom. This publication will underpin policymaking in the next few years and beyond.

The assessment considers 61 UK-wide climate risks across multiple economic sectors. Eight specific areas have been identified for immediate action in the next two years:

• Risks to the viability and diversity of terrestrial and freshwater habitats and species from multiple hazards;
• Risks to soil health from increased flooding and drought;
• Risks to natural carbon stores and sequestration from multiple hazards;