Government launches £5m climate resilience research programme

Defra and BEIS have launched a new £5m research programme to help the UK adapt and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Climate services for a net zero resilient world will help inform future climate policy and preparations for the impacts of climate change, such as heatwaves, flooding and extreme storms. It will consider both impacts on national infrastructure and engage with local authorities on local climate action plans.

The research will be carried out by a consortium including the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and University College London.

The Government noted the effects of climate change are already being felt in the UK and around the world. The Met Office’s State of the UK Climate report published last week showed that last year was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record.