In Conversation with Lord Krebs: UK fighting climate change with more nuclear energy

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By Rod Keenan, Professor at Universtity of Melbourne

Recent floods in the UK have awoken the country to the possibly severe impacts of climate change. Like many other parts of the world, including Australia, the UK will see rising temperatures and increasing extreme weather events such as drought and flooding.

Lord John Krebs, chair of adaptation for the Committee on Climate Change and independent member of the House of Lords, is in Australia to participate in the Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research annual forum. He spoke to Rod Keenan from the University of Melbourne for The Conversation.

Read the interview and the full transcript on the website of The Conversation

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