Researchers have warned about the impact of ‘climate tipping points’ on the UK due to its position near the North Atlantic, as such an event could ‘wipe out’ domestic crop growing.

An assessment of climate threats to UK food security has put a spotlight on climate tipping points as a ‘severely overlooked danger’, a new report published today warns.

Researchers from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) and others point to the fact that climate change is already playing a significant role in several threats to UK national security, including food supply.

But they warn that the government has a ‘blind spot’, as major climate threats are not adequately addressed in its national risk register, while some threats – like climate tipping points – are not included at all…