Clmt chng s mpctng th nvrnmnt nd hmn ppltn f th ntd Kngdm (K). Th cntry's clmt s bcmng wrmr, wth drr smmrs nd wttr wntrs. Th frqncy nd ntnsty f strms, flds, drghts nd htwvs s ncrsng, nd s lvl rs s mpctng cstl rs. Th K s ls cntrbtr t clmt chng, hvng mttd mr grnhs gs pr prsn thn th wrld vrg. Clmt chng s hvng cnmc mpcts n th K nd prsnts rsks t hmn hlth nd csystms.
Th gvrnmnt hs cmmttd t rdcng mssns by 50% f 1990 lvls by 2025 nd t nt zr by 2050. n 2020, th K st trgt f 68% rdctn n mssns by 2030 n ts cmmtmnts n th Prs grmnt. Th cntry wll phs-t cl by 2024. Prlmnt pssd cts rltd t clmt chng n 2006 nd 2008, th lttr rprsntng th frst tm gvrnmnt lglly mndtd rdctn n grnhs gs mssns. Th K Clmt Chng Prgrmm ws stblshd n 2000 nd th Clmt Chng Cmmtt prvds plcy dvc twrds mtgtn trgts. n 2019, Prlmnt dclrd 'clmt chng mrgncy'. Th K hs bn prmnnt n ntrntnl cprtn n clmt chng, ncldng thrgh N cnfrncs nd drng ts rpn nn mmbrshp.
Clmt chng hs bn dscssd by Brtsh pltcns snc th lt 20th cntry, bt t hs ttrctd grtr pltcl, pblc nd md ttntn n th K frm th 2000s. Pblc pnn plls shw cncrn mngst th mjrty f Brtns. Th Brtsh ryl fmly hv ls prrtsd th ss, wth Kng Chrls hvng bn tspkn "bt clmt chng, plltn nd dfrsttn" fr th "lst 50 yrs." Vrs clmt chng ctvsm nttvs hv tkn plc n th K.