Connectivity is critical national infrastructure. It underpins our digital services, remote operations, and emergency communications. Yet, severe weather events like Storm Arwen have exposed dangerous vulnerabilities across the network, revealing a deep dependency on the power sector that leads to service disruptions and gaps in urgent response.

Current market structures fail to incentivise the necessary investment in long-term climate resilience. This is a textbook case of market failure, where short-term planning horizons are leaving our networks under-prepared for future threats.

The Climate Resilience Decision Optimiser (CReDO) offers a transformative approach to bridging these resilience gaps across sectors. By leveraging interdependency modelling, shared data, and cross-sector collaboration agreements, CReDO enables coordinated decision-making before and after severe weather events.

Download the white paper to discover:

• Why the absence of a statutory climate duty is limiting systemic resilience and escalating economic costs.
• How shared data and cross-sector collaboration enable operators to optimise generator deployment and accelerate recovery.
• A roadmap for shifting from reactive response to pre-emptive preparedness, ensuring the continuity of critical digital services.
• Actionable steps for DSIT, Ofcom and industry leaders to launch cross-sector pilots and embed resilience standards into regulatory cycles.

CReDO for Telecoms: A process blueprint for climate resilience

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