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A review of the target to reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by at least 60 per cent by 2050 will become a statutory duty under the Climate Change Bill, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said today.

Mr Benn announced the decision alongside other amendments to strengthen the Bill as it moves towards completing its passage through the House of Lords.

The Government has committed to ask the independent Committee on Climate Change, headed by Adair Turner, to consider whether the 2050 target should be tightened up to 80 per cent, as the Committee considers its advice on the first three

Climate change could be dealing a blow to properties across the UK according to a leading UK trade body.

The Property Care Association (PCA) has been investigating how global warming could cause an increase in the cases of dry rot and wood-boring insects in homes across the country. 

They’ve revealed woodworm could become more prevalent without professional treatment – and timbers could come under attack due to bursts of heavy rain followed by periods of dry, warm weather.