14 Aug 2018
JBA Consulting Blog Joanne Woodhouse ‘The Adaptation Sub Committee (ASC) to the Committee on Climate Change scrutinises the Government’s actions in relation to climate change adaptation and reports every two years on progress. The ASC’s 2017 Report to Parliament stated that the responsibility for managing surface water flooding is fragmented, mainly between water companies, highways authorities and […]
01 Aug 2018
Committee on Climate Change: ‘We have today put six research projects out to tender to support the next UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, due in summer 2021. The research is being funded by Defra, the devolved administrations and research councils (NERC, ESRC, EPSRC), totalling £925K. Closing dates for bids range from 10th – […]
18 Jul 2017
This report presents the summary and recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change’s 2017 Report to Parliament and the Adaptation Sub-Committee’s 2017 Report to Parliament. It finds that: Two new plans covering emissions reductions and actions to prepare for climate change are needed to meet the UK’s climate change objectives The plans to be developed by the new […]
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