Home truths: How climate change is impacting UK homes

The impacts of climate change are on the doorstep. Homes are more than a building, they are the centre of family life; the places where children are raised, when one cooks the meals and rest heads at night. But homes are under threat from climate change. Increases in the frequency and severity of extreme weather - including heat waves, flooding, storms and drought - are the most significant early impacts of climate change in the UK. And they all pose a major risk to the beloved homes.

Fooding are devastating communities. The new Climate Coalition report, backed by research from Priestley International Centre for Climate Change finds that extreme rainfall has increased by 40%, and the number of people in the UK facing floods during the winter is more than the population of Birmingham and Manchester combined. 

This new report also shows that it is possible to make homes fit for the future - and reduce their contribution to climate change. It's possible to  our homes cosier and greener and cheaper to run. But to do this we need our government to ensure that all new homes are compatible with a net zero emissions target, help homeowners to make their houses more energy-efficient and improve flood defences in vulnerable areas.