The UK Climate Projections 09 are a powerful tool which can show how the climate in the UK could change, and really usefully, they provide information at a local level which can help your council:

1. assess the possible change in climate in your area;
2. make efficient, proportionate and timely decisions – which can save you money in the long-term.

This publication, produced in conjunction with Defra and UKCIP, offers key decision makers in local authorities a short introduction into the projections: what they are, what they aren’t, and how they can help you make key decisions. We have included some important questions that you as an elected representative should be asking your authority, to ensure that it is aware of the threats and opportunities a changing climate might bring.

Adaptation to climate change is of equal importance to mitigation and with the cost of current weather impacts already so high, it should be a key consideration in your decision making process, not an optional afterthought.

The availability of the new climate projections makes this an opportune moment to focus on how climate and weather will impact your council both as an organisation and as custodians of community wellbeing.

Download 'What do the latest climate projections mean for you?'