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Figure 7: Total waste generation by sector, UK 2004-2008 (Gov.uk 2014)
The UK government’s latest climate change risk assessment identifies multiple climate threats
such as flood risk, summers becoming hotter and prolonging, heat waves, severe snowfalls, rising sea levels (around 40 cm by the end of the century) (Bradford.gov.uk 2014) stresses on water
resources, biodiversity threatened, loss of natural habitats, and the aftermaths for the UK from
climate change waves abroad (Clark 2013).

Figure 8: Effect of climate change to 2030 on the climate of London and South East England (Energy
Efficient Housing 2014)
This challenge/issue is more global than local, and the treatment available is quite limited to a
climate policy cutting global greenhouse gas emissions which could have a tangible effect on
future climate impacts.
Water Scarcity
The 1976 United Kingdom heat wave led to the hottest summer average temperature in the UK
since records began. At the same time, the country suffered a severe drought. It was easily the

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