Climate change risk and adaptation
Climate change poses perhaps the biggest threat to the planet, our economy and lifestyles. Risks from a changing climate and extreme weather events are increasing and affect different companies in different ways.
We can assess the material risks to your assets, your operations and your supply chains, taking into account different change scenarios in near, medium and long term timescales.
Once the risks are understood, we provide you with practical, actionable measures to adapt your sites and processes. These include advisory, monitoring and engineering solutions.
Our adaptation pathways demonstrate the relative benefits of incremental improvements compared to large capital projects, with business cases including the indirect advantages and disadvantages quantified – allowing you to make informed decisions in a timely manner.
Legislation
All regulated facilities with an environmental permit issued by the Environmental Agency are required, by law, to incorporate a climate change risk assessment and adaptation plan into their management systems.
- If your permit was issued on or after 1 April 2023, then you must integrate climate change adaptation into your management system.
- If your permit was issued before April 2023, then you must complete a climate change risk assessment by 1 April 2024.
A climate change risk assessment must assess the potential impacts to your site, and indirect impacts to and from the wider locality, based on climate projections of a 2°C rise by 2050 and a 4°C rise by 2100.
Regulated sites
Waste management
Landfills, waste transfer stations, recycling, incineration, hazardous treatment, anaerobic digestion, and industrial composting.
Energy and power
Power plants, solar, wind, oil refineries, and bioenergy.
Industrial and manufacturing
Chemicals, metals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, food and beverage, and cement.
Mines and quarries
Mineral extraction, gas extraction, and quarries.
Agricultural
Intensive livestock, pesticide manufacturing, and large-scale slurry.
Water and wastewater treatment
Sewerage works, abstraction desalination, and discharge points.
Construction
Infrastructure projects, asbestos, and contaminated soils.
Nuclear
Power stations, waste processing, and disposal.
The process
Why Adler & Allan?
Solution-oriented
Experienced consultants who can identify the risks, with a suite of climate adaptation solutions for your site’s bespoke needs.
Experienced
Extensive experience of providing climate change risk analysis for large corporates, infrastructure, institutional funds, and SMEs.
Responsive
Set up to deliver time-sensitive environmental projects quickly and effectively.
Local
With offices and depots across the UK and Ireland, we have consultants and operatives close to you.
Wider specialisms
Offering a range of complementary services to reduce risk to the environment and human health.
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