Climate change research in the UK can be classified as three categories: the science of climate change; living with the impact of climate change (adaptation); and reducing the effects of climate change (mitigation). Here, we can link you to the main UK organisations that work in each of these areas.

The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
A world class centre of expertise for research on the science of the climate

The UK Climate Impacts Programme
Co-ordinates and integrates assessments of the impacts of climate change at regional and national levels that are led by stakeholders; provides a bridge between the researchers and the decision-makers in government organisations and business.

The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
The Tyndall Centre brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, who are working together to develop sustainable responses to climate change through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue.

United Kingdom Energy Research Centre
A new centre funded by the Research Council dedicated to sustainable energy systems

The Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia
A world-leading institution concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change.

Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford
Oxford University’s Centre for research into climate change and sustainability issues.

Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Leads a high-level International Taskforce on Climate Change.

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
The leading body in the UK for research, survey, and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments; carries out research on the impacts of climate change on natural ecosystems.