climate adaptation

Apocalypse maybe: Forget the worst case climate scenarios, the official government risk assessment is plenty scary enough

Risk

Apocalypse maybe: Forget the worst case climate scenarios, the official government risk assessment is plenty scary enough

Policymakers, infrastructure owners, and business leaders are all guilty of failing to take climate resilience seriously enough, and in so doing only increase the likelihood of dystopian worst case scenarios coming to pass

clock 18 January 2022 • 8 min read
Glimpses: How can London adapt to the growing impacts of climate change?

Climate change

Glimpses: How can London adapt to the growing impacts of climate change?

VIDEO: Second in series of films exploring London's path to net zero by 2030 looks at how the city can adapt to growing climate change impacts

clock 05 January 2022 • 1 min read
'No one left behind': COP26 to deliver adaptation funding boost, but fears grow over worsening climate impacts

Risk

'No one left behind': COP26 to deliver adaptation funding boost, but fears grow over worsening climate impacts

UK to announce £290m of new funding to mark Adaptation, Loss and Damage Day amidst hopes $100bn a year target can be met next year, but flurry of reports highlight escalating threat to global economy

clock 08 November 2021 • 7 min read
'Adaptation Gap': UN warns adaptation costs up to 10 times greater than current funding plans

Climate change

'Adaptation Gap': UN warns adaptation costs up to 10 times greater than current funding plans

UNEP warns opportunity to use Covid recovery packages to bolster climate resilience is being squandered

clock 04 November 2021 • 3 min read
'Adapt or die': Environment Agency warns urgent action needed to save millions of lives and livelihoods

Risk

'Adapt or die': Environment Agency warns urgent action needed to save millions of lives and livelihoods

Stark new report argues governments and businesses risk coming to COP26 with 'grievously undercooked' climate resilience plans

clock 13 October 2021 • 6 min read
Five in every six UK organisations unprepared for escalating climate impacts

Climate change

Five in every six UK organisations unprepared for escalating climate impacts

Major new survey reveals organisations are largely failing to adapt to the effects of extreme weather, despite facing increasing disruption from climate impacts

clock 12 October 2021 • 3 min read

Climate change

We need to talk about climate resilience

AECOM's Robert Spencer argues that for cities like London escalating climate risks mean policymakers need to start thinking for the long term

clock 30 June 2021 • 3 min read

Climate change

'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

In what is a crucial year for climate action in 2021, there CCC has today given the government much food - but little time - for thought - here are its top takeaways

clock 24 June 2021 • 15 min read

Climate change

'Net zero doesn't solve the problem': Five key lessons from the CCC's climate risk assessment

There are many urgent takeaways from the Climate Change Committee's stark UK climate preparedness assessment - here are the top five

clock 16 June 2021 • 12 min read

Risk

CCC: Failure to adapt to 'inevitable' climate change could derail net zero transition

Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns

clock 16 June 2021 • 7 min read