Committees

Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation

Inquiry

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) is examining critical national infrastructure (CNI) and climate adaptation. The inquiry is considering the resilience of UK CNI to the effects of climate change, which is predicted to result in an increase in extreme weather events such as flooding, droughts, wildfires and heatwaves, as well as rising sea levels.

Read the call for evidence for further details about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Tuesday 31 May 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 18 July 2022
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation - Oral evidence 18 July 2022
4:30pm
  • Steve Double MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Greg Hands MP (Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Robert Mason (Deputy Director, Climate at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Mark Prouse (Deputy Director, Energy Resilience & Emergency Response at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Roger Hargreaves (Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat at Cabinet Office)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 13 June 2022
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation - Oral evidence 13 June 2022
4:30pm
  • Professor Tim Benton (Research Director, Emerging Risks; Director, Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House)
  • Professor Lenny Koh (Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability (SCRS) at University of Sheffield)
  • Rear Admiral (retd) Professor Neil Morisetti, former UK Govt Special Representative for Climate Change (Vice Dean (Public Policy), Faculty of Engineering Sciences at UCL)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 21 March 2022
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation - Oral evidence 21 March 2022
4:30pm
  • Jim Dempsey (Director of Service, Digital and Networks at BT Plc)
  • David Wright (Chief Engineer at National Grid Group)
  • Martin Frobisher (Group Safety & Engineering Director at Network Rail)
  • Nevil Muncaster (Strategic Resources Director at Thames Water)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 28 February 2022
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation - Oral evidence 28 February 2022
4:30pm
  • Steve Fletcher (Deputy Director, Engineering and Asset Management at Office of Rail and Road)
  • Andria Gilmour (Civil Engineering & External Hazards Lead Inspector at Office for Nuclear Regulation)
  • Emma Howard Boyd (Chair at Environment Agency)
  • Dr Charlotte Ramsay (Director, Energy Systems Management and Security at Ofgem)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: jcnss@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8092/4043 (general / Commons enquiries) | 020 7219 6612 (Lords enquiries) | 020 7219 3138 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA