Reduce fossil fuel dependence
Assess renewable energy, energy efficiency and lower-carbon technologies as part of a practical transition plan.
Understand the change.
Act on the opportunity.
Climate awareness helps organisations connect long-term risks with practical energy decisions.
THE CLIMATE SYSTEMLong-term changes.
Long-term changes.
Real-world consequences.
Climate change means lasting changes in the planet’s climate, including temperature, rainfall and weather extremes.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel use, have increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide trap heat, increasing global temperatures.
The effects include changing rainfall patterns, heatwaves, drought, heavier rainfall, rising sea levels and ocean acidification. Impacts on water supplies, agriculture, infrastructure and communities make adaptation and emissions reduction relevant to organisations in every sector.
THE UK PERSPECTIVEPlan for a
Plan for a
changing climate.
The Met Office projects warmer, wetter UK winters and hotter, drier summers on average. The scale of change depends on future emissions, and individual years will continue to vary.
Assess site exposure to heat, flooding and water stress alongside the energy strategy and long-term asset plan.
Met Office climate guidanceTAKING ACTION
Reduce emissions. Build resilience.
Consider the whole system
Evaluate generation, demand, operations and suitable greenhouse gas removal approaches together. Account for site constraints and commercial viability.
Make solar work for the site
Solar photovoltaic panels convert sunlight to DC electricity. An inverter converts it to AC for use on site; excess energy may be exported under an appropriate connection and commercial arrangement.
Explore our carbon strategy approach or read the government’s climate change explanation.