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2. 2
Climate change presents multiple risks for London
As the Mayor has stated in his Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, “there is clear
evidence that our climate is already changing…and that we run the risk of
experiencing significant changes to our climate that will dramatically impact on our
quality of life and the economy.”
Current and
anticipated effects of
climate change in
London
The physical impacts of
climate change will not be
uniform across the globe. For
London, the Greater London
Authority and Carbon
Disclosure Project have
recently identified the major
impacts expected in the city,
including more intense
rainfall and more frequent
heatwaves.
3. 3
Supply chains are vulnerable to impacts overseas
London’s businesses are likely to be affected by the impact of climate change
overseas, as well as in the UK. The Committee on Climate Change, an advisory body
to the UK Government, reported recently that supply chain disruptions can lead to
loss of revenue, reduced productivity and a fall in share price for businesses.
“London, as a globalised city, is
potentially 'importing' a great deal of
risk through its financial services sector
and the international supply chains of
large and small businesses. If we are
looking to assess the total economic
impact of extreme weather events and
climate change on London's
competitiveness, then we need to
improve our understanding of the scale
and distribution of these international
risks. In addition to our growing
appreciation of local physical risks here
in London, we need to extend the scope
of our analysis to include the risks to our
business with interests abroad…”
Daniel Dowling, PwC
4. 4
UK investors also hold significant assets overseas
Investors based in the UK hold £10 trillion of assets abroad, including in many
countries with significant vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change.
Value of UK assets held overseas, 2011, selected countries Source: PwC
France
£867bn Germany
USA
£2784bn Spain
£282bn
£910bn
Brazil
£74bn
Australia
£196bn
China
£41bn
India
£52bn
Canada
£167bn
Hong Kong
£112bn
Russia
£43bn
Singapore
£108bn
Netherlands
£612bn
South
Korea
£56bn
Japan
£439bn
South
Africa
£43bn
5. 5
Investments in fossil fuels may be over-valued
The Committee has heard of the risk of a ‘carbon bubble’, which is based on the
idea that fossil fuels have been over-valued in investment markets, because of the
possibility that future restrictions reduce their value. The Carbon Tracker Initiative
has shown that London investors have significant resources in fossil fuels, with one-third
of the total value of FTSE 100 represented by fossil fuel companies.
“It is true if you just do the basic
atmospheric physics that we can
burn about one third of
currently known reserves and
then the atmosphere is full,
which means two thirds have to
be written off in one way or
another. The good news, in a
sense, is that this is now fairly
well known by many people,
including many investors.”
Professor Samuel Fankhauser,
London School of Economics
6. 6
Some firms are adapting to climate change risks
The Committee has heard about a number of large firms and business groups that
are implementing adaptation measures.
Team London Bridge – Green infrastructure
Team London Bridge is a Business Improvement
District in Southwark. It has been taking steps to
improve green infrastructure in the London Bridge
area, which among other benefits will help boost
flood alleviation for businesses.
Working with the Greening the BIDs programme,
Team London Bridge carried out a Green
Infrastructure Audit to identify 3.7 hectares of
potential green roof space, 49 sites for rain gardens
and 33 sites for green walls. Work is underway to
fund and deliver these projects.
Marks & Spencer
“M&S currently has an adaptation strategy and is now
working to integrate specific actions into existing processes
ranging from planned, preventative maintenance regimes,
retrofit specifications of equipment, up-skilling of relevant
staff and tabling climate change risks at relevant high-level
property decision making meetings.”
Asda
“…we have mapped our climate risks and developed
a ‘Climate Adaptation Framework’. This has enabled
us to find out to what extent our fresh produce,
processed food lines, distribution systems and stores
will be affected by climate change.”
7. 44%
59%
53%
74%
80%
60%
40%
20%
10 or under 11-50 51-250 Over 250
Firms with Business Continuity Management
Number of employees
7
Small firms are less likely to have adaptation plans
In 2013 the Chartered Management Institute published a survey showing how
many organisations, categorised by size, had put in place business continuity
management arrangements to address the risks of severe weather disruption.
Use of business continuity arrangements by organisation size, UK, 2013
8. There is a shortage of required skills among workers
8
One of the barriers for firms in responding to climate change risks is a lack of
necessary skills among the workforce. For instance, a recent survey of businesses
by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment found that large
majorities did not feel their workforce was adequately trained in sustainability,
across the areas of finance, product development and procurement.
“We modelled the employment
implications of adaptation… we
looked at the occupations, the skills
needs up to 2050, and exactly those
skills – for example statisticians,
research and development, building
and civil engineering, technicians –
those are the skills that are needed in
terms of adaptation and
mainstreaming adaptation.”
Dr Outi Korkeala, Ricardo-AEA, on
recent research into the economics
of adaptation for the European
Commission
9. 9
London firms can exploit new opportunities
The need to address climate change risks is also creating new economic
opportunities for business. There is demand for new goods and services that
facilitate and support climate change adaptation, which London firms may be able
to exploit. The adaptation sector in London already has estimated sales of £431
million, and employs 4,000 people.
“We are the second-largest
responsible and sustainable
finance market in the world
after the United States. We are
Europe’s largest. We have
strengths in it. We should be
looking to export them. I do
think the Mayor has a role to
play in this because kick-starting
is needed and pump-priming
is needed.”
Simon Howard, UKSIF, on
opportunities for London’s
financial services firms in the
adaption sector
10. 10
The adaptation sector is growing in the UK
The Committee on Climate Change recently carried out an assessment of the size
of the climate change adaptation sector in the UK, finding it was growing, but not
as quickly as in other countries. The assessment identified the annual sales of
adaptation goods and services in a number of sub-sectors.
UK sales in climate change adaptation sector, 2011/12
Architectural
£270m
Climate change
management
£80m
Construction
and retrofit
£660m
Environmental
finance
£220m
Finance investment
and insurance
£190m
Risk management and
business continuity
£100m
Sustainable drainage and
water management
£120m
Transport
infrastructure
£490m
Water irrigation
£10m
11. 11
Stress test for the London economy
The Committee has posed a series of questions that create a stress test for the
Mayor and the London Enterprise Panel. They are designed to assess whether and
other key decision-makers are doing enough to support London’s businesses to
face the challenges of climate change.
How are the Mayor and London
Enterprise Panel incorporating climate
change risks into their economic
strategies for London?
What further support needs to be
provided to smaller businesses, and
who should deliver this?
To what extent have London
businesses identified the major risks in
their supply chains?
What steps can be taken at a London-wide
level to help map the supply
chain dependencies of the city’s
economy?
What is the scale of the risk facing
investors based in London, in relation
to their exposure to a fall in the value
of carbon investments?
To what extent have businesses in
London taken necessary steps to
identify climate change risks and
develop adaptation plans?
What are the risks and opportunities
of the fossil fuel divestment
movement for London, and how can
these be managed?
How can London address an apparent
shortage among the workforce of skills
needed for climate change
adaptation?
Have the Mayor and LEP identified the
specific challenges faced by smaller
businesses in addressing climate
change risks?
How can the Mayor and LEP monitor
the uptake of adaptation measures
across the London economy?
How can financial services companies
support other businesses to address
climate change risks?
Have the Mayor and LEP identified the
main opportunities that London
businesses could take advantage of in
the climate change adaptation sector?
How can the Mayor and London &
Partners support the climate change
adaptation sector to prosper in
London?
12. Further information
12
For more information about the Economy Committee’s findings please read our full
report summarising views and information received during this investigation. Find
the report via www.london.gov.uk/assembly
Economy Committee Members
Jenny Jones (Chair) Green
Fiona Twycross (Deputy Chair) Labour
Tony Arbour Conservative
Gareth Bacon Conservative
Andrew Dismore Labour
Stephen Knight Liberal Democrat
Onkar Sahota Labour
Media enquiries
Lisa.Lam@london.gov.uk
0207 983 4067
Committee contact
Richard.Berry@london.gov.uk
0207 983 4199
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