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Irrespective of any attempts to limit the climate crisis, the sea level around the English coast will rise by 35cm by 2050. It is estimated that this will force the abandonment of circa 200,000 coastal properties in England (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/15/sea-level-rise-in-england-will-force-200000-to-abandon-homes-data-shows). The sea level rise will naturally result in higher waves, as storms hit the coast on a more regular basis. It will be 'uneconomic' to try to save these 200,000 coastal properties by constructing seawalls and other coastal defences. The areas most at risk in England include North Somerset, Sedgemoor, Wyre, North-east Lincolnshire and Swale, where flooding is almost inevitable. There are, of course, also coastal properties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as well as in neighbouring Europe. And all this, within only six 5-year political terms! It makes promises to build more 'affordable housing' look puny.