The UK government's proposed £18 ($23bn) to £30bn plan to defend the country's coastlines, including homes, infrastructure and power plants, from rising sea levels has been dubbed "not fit for purpose" in a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). It revealed for 150 km of UK coast, the cost of holding the line would be higher than the property and land combined. Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC’s adaptation committee, also said local councils needed to make "difficult decisions" about moving residents further inland, as 8,900 properties could be at risk of coastal erosion by the 2080s.
The UK government's proposed £18 ($23bn) to £30bn plan to defend the country's coastlines, including homes, infrastructure and power plants, from rising sea levels has been dubbed "not fit for purpose" in a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). It revealed for 150 km of UK coast, the cost of holding the line would be higher than the property and land combined. Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC’s adaptation committee, also said local councils needed to make "difficult decisions" about moving residents further inland, as 100,000 properties could be at risk of coastal erosion by the 2080s.