Energy & Environment

New coastal flood warning schemes significantly enhance resilience of Scottish communities in face of climate change

18 September 2018 Impact of climate change on Scotland’s most flood prone communities projected to place over 169,000 at risk of flooding by 2080. Estimated cost to Scottish economy £53 million annually from coastal flood damage. New Coastal Flood War… read more

September 18, 2018 SEPASEPASEPA

Speech: Minister Mark Field’s speech at the Global Climate Action Summit, Moscone Centre, 14 September 2018

Foreign Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, spoke at the Global Climate Action Summit to promote the UK’s international and domestic action in climate resilience. read more

September 17, 2018 HM GovernmentDEFRADEFRA

Scientists closing in on source of Shetland tsunamis

Shetland has been hit by at least two more tsunamis in the past 10,000 years than previously thought, and scientists are working to identify where the giant waves originated. read more