‘Adaptation is acting to reduce the damages & maximise any positive benefits from climate change impacts.’
(Climate Change Committee, 2021)
Businesses around the world are increasingly taking action to mitigate their emissions and impact on the environment. But thinking about adaptation is also essential. Climate adaptation means making sure your business is resilient and prepared, for both the threats of Climate Change and the benefits, happening now, and in the future.
What does Climate adaptation mean?
- Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere to make the impacts of climate change less severe.
- Adaptation means taking action to adjust to the present and future impacts, and to maximise the opportunities of the changing climate.
Both are important and need to happen together.
Useful resources:
Below are some of the resources available to help you understand the vulnerability of your business as a result of our changing climate, and what steps you can take to make your business stronger and more resilient for the future:
- Oxfordshire is working in partnership to make the County more resilient. Further details can be found in the Oxfordshire County Council’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment, and the Oxfordshire Climate Change Adaptation Route Map 2025-2030.
- Developed through the UK Climate Resilience Programme, funded by UKRI and the Met Office, the climate risk indicators website provides information on future changes to indicators of climate risk across the UK.
- The UK Climate Impact Programme has developed an Adaptation Wizard. This is a 5-step process to help your organisation adapt to climate change. It’s also a guide to useful information, tools and resources.
- Climate Action Scotland – has lots of useful tools, resources and case studies for businesses.
- Beat The Heat and Warmer Winter Checklist – leaflets produced by the Low Carbon Hub with advice to help you save energy and keep cool during the hot summer months, and to manage your energy bills and keep warm in the colder winter.
