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Despite broad scientific consensus and growing certainty that the climate crisis will continue to worsen, there’s no way of predicting how or where it will strike.

“It is like playing a movie in reverse. You try and bring it back to its smallest spot within a reasonable degree of scientific certainty.”

The report says existing carbon targets should be kept in place to give certainty to business but a rethink of how they are achieved was urgently needed.

"In the absence of certainty, it would certainly be advisable for M&S customers, particularly those who may have reused their M&S account credentials on other web services, to begin changing those passwords elsewhere."

"Businesses thrive on certainty, so it's unsurprising that an unpredictable global market is translating into lower levels of business investment over the short term," said Anna Anthony, EY UK & Ireland regional managing partner.