Committees

Heat resilience and sustainable cooling

Inquiry

The Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into Heat resilience and sustainable cooling. It will look at the relationship between heat and health; examine the adequacy of current Government policies in relation to current and future need for cooling; and consider what measures could be taken to increase adaptation and resilience to rising temperatures. It is seeking written evidence to inform its inquiry and will hold an oral evidence session in order to form an initial view of the issues.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 17 August 2023.

Work news

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Committee brands Government answers on adapting to heatwaves a “missed opportunity”
Committee brands Government answers on adapting to heatwaves a “missed opportunity”
30 April 2024
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Comment: Global temperature rises
Environmental Audit Committee Chair reacts to announcement
8 February 2024
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Government plan urgently needed to address “the silent killer” of heatwaves
Environmental Audit Committee publishes Heat resilience and sustainable cooling report
31 January 2024
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How can we learn to live with rising UK temperatures, and what steps should we take to adapt to their effects?
As the UK swelters in heatwaves, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) launches a new inquiry on heat resilience and sustainable cooling
3 July 2023
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