Whatever the weather

The CBI has called for the Government to make its environmental data more easily available to help businesses prepare for the risks of climate change.
Launching a new report: Whatever the weather: managing the risks from a changing climate, the UK’s leading business group said climate change projections should be published in a more accessible format.
It also called for the creation of a new public information bank showing the risk to critical infrastructure. Together these would help firms to plan for rising temperatures and the risks of extreme weather.
Dr Neil Bentley, CBI Director of Business Environment told The Landscaper,
“Many businesses aren’t ready for the changes that could be ahead. The flooding in 2007 had insurance claims totalling over £3 billion and, as our climate changes, it is estimated that annual flood damages alone could cost as much as £22bn by 2020.
“The impact of climate change needs to be made part of on-going risk management and we must also ensure that what we build today is resilient enough to withstand changes to the climate over the next century.
“The Government must help ensure that businesses have the information needed to take action. Most of this data is already in the public domain, but needs to be made available in an easy-to-use format.”

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