Only a few years ago, a 2C average temperature increase by 2050 was considered the 'maximum' acceptable scenario in order to avoid significant effects from global warming. According to the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC), 2C is now a likely 'minimum' event and it warns that a potentially catastrophic 4C increase could occur by the end of the century. This has prompted the CCC to urge the UK Government to re-calibrate and apply more rigour to national climate adaptation p