Including 4 closely related terms such as flooding, flood resilience, and flood.
…, supporting major coastal defences and wetland creation through the Avonmouth and Severnside Ecology and Flood Defence Project and building flood resilience into the River Frome catchment. Council action alone will not be enough. We know this is a fraction of the work the One City Climate Strategy demonstrates is necessary for Bristol to be carbon neutral and climate resilient by 2030…
… for the city centre, currently meeting flood risk and future risk which will be increased by climate change. Heat decarbonisation Council Operations We launched the ground-breaking City Leap Energy Partnership to accelerate delivery of low carbon energy infrastructure and energy efficiency measures. Through this public- private partnership, we will develop projects to reduce the carbon…
…. We’re sharing stories of people tackling climate change and offering grant funding to community groups for climate and nature action. We’re championing the huge opportunity for investment in a low carbon economy and encouraging this to be directed to Bristol. We’re developing our Bristol Avon Flood Strategy to protect homes and businesses in the city centre from flooding…
… even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced rapidly. HEAT Increased energy demand for summer cooling SEA LEVEL RISE Increased risk of coastal flooding HEAVY RAINFALL Increased risk of river and surface water flooding DROUGHT Risk to water supplies from drought DRAINAGE Increased disruptions to urban drainage system HEALTH Increased risk to health from heat stress TRANSPORT Increased…
… disruption to transport due to heat e.g. rail buckling ENVIRONMENT Increased risk to biodiversity (plants and animals) ENERGY Infrastructure such as gas pipes are at high risk from flooding events. CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE UK BRISTOL CLIMATE PACK 1Slingo, J.. (2021) Latest scientific evidence for observed and projected climate change. In: The third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Report…