Overview

Adaptation is often the forgotten aspect of climate change and the Environment Agency’s work under EPR is helping bring much needed attention to this critical aspect of tackling and managing the ever-present risks from climate change.

In this talk, titled “How Environmental Regulation is Helping Operators adapt to climate change” we will be exploring:

• How can natural hazards affect businesses and environmental protection and what impacts are we already witnessing as a regulator?
• Climate adaptation risk assessments, methodology and key findings from a recent survey across industry sectors
• How the approach to adaptation with EPR is supporting operators to be more resilient to climate change with a detailed look at our guidance and supporting tools
• Our future plans to ensure good adaptation practice is being embedded within site management systems alongside wider requirements to ensure the environment remains fully protected within our rapidly changing climate

Speaker

J Spence Seaman, Energy and Resources Lead within EPR and Methane Action Plan, Environment Agency for England

An agriculturalist by training and a member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, most of his career has been spent in the field of environmental regulation with the Environment Agency and its predecessors. Spence has spent some 35 years regulating industrial sectors, ranging from board manufacturers to paper and pulp, textiles and food and drink sectors as well as inputting to European BAT reference documents for relevant sectors and the subsequent implementation of those standards.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Environment and Clean Technology Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

12:00–13:00 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.