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Written question asked by Jo Stevens (Labour) on Thursday, 15 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Climate Change

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the consequences to the UK in the event that global temperature rises are not kept within the limits of climate accords.

Answer

Defra publishes a UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every five years which reviews risks and opportunities associated with current and potential future climate change. The most recent CCRA was published in January 2017 and considered a range of scenarios, including global warming of 2⁰C and 4⁰C. The next CCRA will be published in early 2022.

At the end of this month we will release updated UK and global climate projections (UKCP18). These will be available for use by all decision makers to help them build resilience to climate change into their plans, and will form an important part of the evidence base informing the next CCRA.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
191948
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Climate change Temperature Impact assessments
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk