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The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) highlights the top 100 challenges to the UK and its economy and provides evidence of the need to increase resilience. In order to provide a baseline for decisions by government, local authorities and businesses, the research does not take into account any future policies or plans. However, a government report published alongside the CCRA does highlight the current and future policies already in place that will address some of the risks identified.
Speaking at the launch of the CCRA, environment secretary Caroline Spelman said: “This world class research provides the most comprehensive case yet on why we need to take action to adapt the UK and our economy to the impacts of climate change. It shows what life could be like if we stopped our preparations now, and the consequences such a decision would mean for our economic stability."
Among the key risks the report identifies, in the event the UK took no further action against climate change, are hotter summers with an increase in premature deaths, an increased demand for energy to cool buildings, increased risk of drought affecting timber yields and an increased risk of flooding.
To read the full report visit Defra's website.
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