Research to support the presentation of the results of the UK climate change risk assessment for different degrees of climate change

The Government is required under the 2008 Climate Change Act to publish a climate change risk assessment every five years. The first assessment was published in 2012 and the next is due in 2017. The Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) provides independent, evidence-based analysis and advice to Government on preparing for climate change. The ASC has statutory roles to advise Ministers on their preparation of the national Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) and report to Parliament on the Government’s progress with the implementation of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP). The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Dev…

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