This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document.
The Climate Change Act 2008 gives government the power to ask certain organisations to produce reports on:
the current and future predicted impacts of climate change on their organisation
their proposals for adapting to climate change
This applies to organisations that are responsible for essential services and infrastructure, like energy or transport companies. We need to know that these organisations are planning to respond to climate change, as part of their risk management processes. We’ve published guidance for infrastructure companies on adapting to climate change. Second round of reporting On 1 July 2013 the government published its strategy for exercising the adaptation reporting power alongside the National Adaptation Programme report. As part of this strategy, we invited first round reporting organisations to provide progress updates. We also invited a small group of new organisations to report for the first time. We expect to receive these reports by 2016. They will help inform the next Climate Change Risk Assessment due in 2017 and the National Adaptation Programme expected to be published in 2018. The Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Support Service will offer help and guidance to reporting organisations. The second round of reporting is supported by an impact assessment. It determines the costs to organisations of reporting and provides an illustrative insight into the potential benefits. First round of reporting In the first round of reporting (December 2010 to December 2011), over 100 organisations, primarily from the energy, transport and water sectors, provided reports. Cranfield University produced an analysis of the first round of reports.