19 Jan 2022

1,000 risk experts and global leaders in business, government and civil society contributed to the report which found climate action failure, extreme weather events, and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse to be the top three global risks by severity over the next 10 years. Access the report here.

18 Jan 2022

The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP), working closely with the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) has published the first comprehensive assessment of climate change impacts on coasts and seas across the UKOTs. It highlights the UKOTs climate challenges and showcases where they are working with nature to build resilience to climate change. Focusing on six […]

11 Jan 2022

From Ofwat This paper sets out expectations in three key areas to guide water company planning on net zero. It details our expectations for action in relation to net zero target setting; scope of action on net zero; and prioritising the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, this paper explains why we consider […]

11 Jan 2022

From BBC News The past seven years have been the hottest on record, according to new data from the EU’s satellite system. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said 2021 was the fifth-warmest year, with record-breaking heat in some regions. And the amount of warming gases in our atmosphere continued to increase. Governments are committed to […]

11 Jan 2022

In advance of the World Water Tech Summit in London next month, water utilities share their industry predictions and offer a glimpse of their innovation objectives. Not surprisingly, there is a focus on net zero and climate change mitigation and adaptation, but also water reuse, digitalization and potentially the largest investment programme since privatization. Read […]

10 Jan 2022

It has long been known that global warming is causing not only longer and more intense heatwaves, but also, depending on the region, more severe droughts, rains and storms. Moreover, these kinds of extreme weather events increasingly occur in combination, compounding each other. However, there has been little research into how extreme events develop in […]

19 Oct 2021

The government has published its Net Zero Strategy, along with the much-delayed Heat and Buildings Strategy. This Net Zero strategy builds on last year’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution, and is designed to keep us on track for UK carbon budgets, our 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, and net zero by 2050. It includes: […]

19 Oct 2021

Link to press release Link to Environment Agency’s climate adaptation report The climate emergency can only be successfully tackled through greater focus on adapting to the inevitable climate impacts that we are already seeing, the Environment Agency has warned today (13 October) as it urged world leaders to step up to that challenge at COP26. […]