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Climate Committee Demands Temperature Caps, Care Home Cooling

5/20/2026

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The Climate Change Committee released a Wednesday report urging the government to set indoor and outdoor temperature limits.
It also demands cooling be installed in care homes within ten years.
Professor Emma Howard Boyd warned that heat-related deaths are rising and resilience to extreme heat is an afterthought.
The committee estimates annual protection costs at £11 bn, warning that inaction could raise climate losses to £260 bn within two decades.

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The Climate Change Committee released a Wednesday report urging the government to set indoor and outdoor temperature limits.
It also demands cooling be installed in care homes within ten years.
Professor Emma Howard Boyd warned that heat-related deaths are rising and resilience to extreme heat is an afterthought.
The committee estimates annual protection costs at £11 bn, warning that inaction could raise climate losses to £260 bn within two decades.