'Blind spot': How today's decisions could be setting smaller businesses on a path towards worsening climate risks

clock • 6 min read
New analysis finds 10% of business premises built between 2008 and 2018 will be exposed to high or medium level flood risk by the 2050s
Image:

New analysis finds 10% of business premises built between 2008 and 2018 will be exposed to high or medium level flood risk by the 2050s

A new report finds that failure to implement climate resilience measures now can place businesses on irreversible trajectories towards disastrous physical climate impacts

Following warnings from the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) third risk assessment report earlier in the year that the UK is failing to adopt resilience measures capable of keeping pace with escalating...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose from 3 paid membership levels or start a 7-day no strings trial.

Join nowTry 7 day trial

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Climate change

Research: Global cost of climate change could be six times greater than thought

Research: Global cost of climate change could be six times greater than thought

Paper by US economists claims a further 1C of global warming could trigger a 12 per cent hit to the world's GDP

BusinessGreen staff
clock 20 May 2024 • 5 min read
'Time for us to become part of the solution': Sport England unveils £45m climate strategy

'Time for us to become part of the solution': Sport England unveils £45m climate strategy

Public body unveils sustainability strategy to boost climate action and enhance resilience to worsening weather

Michael Holder
clock 17 May 2024 • 4 min read
'Advance inclusiveness': COP29 Climate Champion Nigar Arpadarai sets out priorities for Baku talks

'Advance inclusiveness': COP29 Climate Champion Nigar Arpadarai sets out priorities for Baku talks

Azerbaijan politician and former Formula 1 spokesperson pledges to focus on 'private sector and women' in her role as UNFCCC climate champion

Cecilia Keating
clock 16 May 2024 • 5 min read