The government’s plans for adapting the UK to the effects of climate change have been labelled as "deeply disappointing."
The latest National Adaptation Programme had been expected to be published on Tuesday, but was released on Monday following a leak to The Guardian newspaper.
The 140-page document offers a five-year plan that ministers said would boost resilience and help protect people, homes and businesses from heatwaves, droughts, floods and the other damaging impacts of climate change.
Ministers had previously been warned by the Climate Change Committee, which advises and monitors government progress on the issue, that they had not made enough progress in adapting to climate change.
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