Failure to prepare for extreme weather risks losing a flood of public support, warns IPPR (opens in new tab)

Extreme weather is a political issue: unpreparedness fuels public anger and opens space for populists Ignoring climate change risks losing votes on the left and right: 81 per cent of voters believe we are unprepared for its impacts IPPR recommends better protecting people by pairing policies like solar for schools with adaptation to extreme heat, like air conditioningFailure to adapt to escalating extreme weather is creating a governance crisis and leaving space for the populist right to expl...