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UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climate/government/risk-assessment/
The Government published the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) on 25 January 2012, the first assessment of its kind for the UK and the first in a 5 year cycle.
Information on this page includes:
The CCRA UK Government Report
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Summary of the key findings from the CCRA
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UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012 Evidence Report
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Reports and Summaries for each of the eleven sectors
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Other reports: Devolved Administrations, Climate Change Partnerships etc
Here, here. Seconded! I think I would add: the cost of inaction – not just the finnacial cost but the social and political costs as well — need to be hammered, time and time again. The common wisdom is that Pres. Obama won’t touch climate policy now because the political costs (associated with the actual costs) are too high, it’s too risky with an election coming up. But the other side of the coin — the actual costs of a systemic failure to adequately assess the risks and respond to them accordingly — is rarely articulated well and often poorly communicated. It’s the responsibility of those who see the real dangers associated with inaction to bring the realities to life — make them understandable and real — for people and the politicians they put in office. Unfortunately, fear mongers like Glenn Beck and the extreme right have incited mass fear over fake threats, leaving little room in the American psyche for earnest fear over the real ones. Yet, climate disruption is a real threat, and being afraid of it — enough to take action to prevent it and deal with it head on — is a sane response. This post offers wise advice; those engaged in the newly revived climate assessment effort would be well-served to heed it, and take the necessary steps to be well-armed with strong messaging and even stronger messengers.