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Nexus Reports · The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation · Baseline Edition 2026
Nexus Country Systems Risk & Resilience Report
The state of the United Kingdom’s interdependent systems, water, energy, food, health and biodiversity, and the national risk portfolio at the 2026 baseline
The record
About this edition
The first annual edition of the United Kingdom report. It fixes the 2026 reference state, the model, the voice and the positions against which every quarterly edition from Q1 2027 will be measured.
What this edition is
A baseline: the state of the United Kingdom’s water, energy, food, health and biodiversity systems in 2026, the dependencies between them, the risks that travel through them and the capabilities that hold them. It sets the questions the operational series will answer.
What it is not
Not a national risk assessment, an official warning or a rating. It decides nothing about any department, devolved government, regulator or company. Competent authorities across the four nations keep every mandate they hold.
What comes next
Q1 2027 opens the operational series with a sealed Foundry evidence cut. Each later edition reports what changed against this baseline, new observations, source revisions, method changes, scenario updates and corrections.
Abstract and decision surface
Abstract
The United Kingdom enters 2027 having cut its territorial emissions by 53% since 1990, to 373 Mt CO₂e in 2024, and closed its last coal-fired power station in September 2024 [1] [18]. Its climate risks have moved from projection to record. 2022 was the first year with a UK mean temperature above 10 °C, and temperatures reached 40.3 °C on 19 July 2022 [28] [29]; about 2,985 heat-associated deaths were recorded in England that summer [11]. About 6.3 million properties in England are in areas at risk of flooding, potentially rising to around 8 million by 2050 [8], and England faces a public water-supply shortfall of nearly 5 billion litres a day by 2055 without action [9]. The UK produces around 60% of the food it consumes [14], and studied species have declined in abundance by 19% on average since 1970 [15]. This Baseline Edition fixes the reference state for the five core systems, maps the dependencies through which shocks travel, and sets the questions the first operational edition will answer in Q1 2027. It ranks nothing and decides nothing.
Headline finding
About 6.3 million properties in England, roughly one in four, are in areas at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water, potentially rising to around 8 million by 2050.
Source: Environment Agency, NaFRA2 2024 [8].
Implication
Surface-water flooding now drives most exposure and is the hardest to defend against with walls and barriers. As Flood Re moves towards risk-reflective pricing by 2039 [21], affordability and cover in the most exposed homes become a fiscal and household question [8] [20].
At a glance
Six readings that frame the baseline, and the eight questions this edition answers, each with its status and source.
Where do emissions stand?
373 Mt CO₂e in 2024, 53% below 1990. [1]
REPORTED
Is the climate already changing?
2022 was the first year above 10 °C; 40.3 °C was recorded in July 2022. [28] [29]
REPORTED
Who is most exposed to heat?
Older people and those with chronic illness; about 2,985 heat-associated deaths in England in 2022. [11] [12]
REPORTED
How large is flood exposure?
About 6.3 million properties in England, potentially 8 million by 2050. [8]
REPORTED
Is water supply secure?
England faces a shortfall of nearly 5 billion litres a day by 2055 without action. [9]
SCENARIO
How dependent is food on imports?
The UK produces around 60% of the food it consumes. [14]
REPORTED
How is nature faring?
Species abundance down 19% on average since 1970. [15]
REPORTED
What will Q1 2027 test first?
A hot, dry summer loading health, water, rail and power at once. SCN-GBR-HDS-01
EXPERT INPUT
Systems dashboard
WATWater
Projected public water-supply shortfall, England
≈5bn litres/day
by 2055 without new supply and demand action.
SCENARIO2055Environment Agency [9]
ENEEnergy
Territorial emissions
373Mt CO₂e
53% below 1990; the last coal plant closed in September 2024.
REPORTED2024DESNZ [1]
FOOFood
Share of food consumed that is produced domestically
≈60%
the rest is imported, mainly from the EU.
REPORTED2023DEFRA [14]
HLTHealth
Heat-associated deaths, England
2,985deaths
in summer 2022, the year temperatures first reached 40 °C.
REPORTED2022UKHSA [11]
BIOBiodiversity
Average change in abundance of studied species
−19%
since 1970; one in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain.
REPORTED1970–2021State of Nature [15]
SYSCross-system
Properties at flood risk, England
6.3million
about one in four; potentially 8 million by 2050.
REPORTED2024Environment Agency [8]
Place · The United Kingdom and Ireland
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Key findings
Twelve findings carry the baseline. They are grouped by system, never ranked. Each resolves to its source or, where Nexus analysis is involved, to its stated method.
CLIClimate forcing
ENEEnergy
The UK’s last coal-fired power station closed in September 2024, ending 142 years of coal power. [18]
HLTHealth
About 2,985 heat-associated deaths were recorded in England in summer 2022. [11]
WATWater
FOOFood
The UK produces around 60% of the food it consumes. [14]
BIOBiodiversity
Studied species have declined in abundance by 19% on average since 1970; one in six is at risk of extinction in Great Britain. [15]
INFInfrastructure
A substation fire closed Heathrow Airport for most of 21 March 2025, showing single points of failure in critical infrastructure. [19]
GOVGovernance
SYSSystemic
The leading compound pathway for 2027 testing is a hot, dry summer in which heat, drought, water shortage and grassland fires load health, water, rail and power at once. §9.3
Part I · lead chapter
The United Kingdom’s climate risks are usually discussed one at a time: a heatwave, a flood, a drought, a storm. This baseline reads them as one coupled system. On 19 July 2022 temperatures reached 40.3 °C for the first time [28]; the same summer brought drought, hosepipe bans, grassland fires and rail speed restrictions, and about 2,985 heat-associated deaths in England [11].
The forcing is already measurable. 2022 was the first year with a UK mean temperature above 10 °C [29], and the third climate risk assessment identified 61 risks and opportunities from climate change, eight of them priorities for action [4] [5]. The Climate Change Committee has repeatedly found adaptation planning behind the pace of risk [6].
Water sits at the centre of the coupling. About 6.3 million properties in England are in areas at risk of flooding, potentially around 8 million by 2050 [8], while England faces a public water-supply shortfall of nearly 5 billion litres a day by 2055 without new action [9]. Storm overflows spilled more than 460,000 times in 2023 [10], linking heavy rain to river quality and health.
The energy system has changed fastest. Territorial emissions fell to 373 Mt CO₂e in 2024, 53% below 1990, and the last coal-fired power station closed in September 2024 [1] [18]. The Clean Power 2030 plan sets out a largely clean electricity system by the end of the decade [16] [17]. Electrification makes the grid more central, and its single points of failure more consequential, as the substation fire that closed Heathrow in March 2025 showed [19].
Food and nature carry slower but deeper exposures. The UK produces around 60% of the food it consumes, so import and energy-price shocks pass quickly to households [14]. Studied species have declined in abundance by 19% on average since 1970, and one in six is at risk of extinction in Great Britain [15], weakening the ecosystems that regulate floods and water quality.
This edition therefore treats British risk as a property of couplings, between heat, water, grids, food and nature, rather than a list of separate hazards. The matrix, risk objects, capability ladder and scenario that follow ask where a shock travels next and who holds the capability to stop it.
Emissions have more than halved since 1990, driven by the power sector. Transport is now the largest emitting sector, about 30% of the total [1].
Dependency network
The United Kingdom matrix types the twenty couplings between the five core systems. Strengths are Nexus estimates from the cited evidence and analogue events; they set the starting graph that the Q1 2027 Foundry cut will test.
Select a system
Each line is one coupling, weighted by the strength the edition assigns. Strengths are Nexus estimates from the cited evidence and analogue events.
| WAT | ENE | FOO | HLT | BIO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAT Water | · | MODERATEcooling · hydro in Scotland | STRONGirrigation · rain-fed yield | MODERATEdrinking water | STRONGflows · wetlands |
| ENE Energy | MODERATEpumping · treatment | · | STRONGfuel · fertiliser · cold chain | STRONGfacility power · cooling | MODERATEreservoirs · land use |
| FOO Food | MODERATEwithdrawals · nutrients | WEAKbiofuel feedstock | · | STRONGnutrition · food safety | STRONGland conversion |
| HLT Health | WEAKworkforce | WEAKworkforce | MODERATElabour · disease | · | WEAKresidues |
| BIO Biodiversity | STRONGregulation · filtration | MODERATEfire on lines · biomass | STRONGpollination · soils | MODERATEzoonoses · smoke | · |
Transmission paths
Reinforcing loops · both directions rated strong
A shock entering either system of a loop returns amplified through the other. A causal-loop reading of the matrix (Sterman, Business Dynamics, 2000): structural, from estimated strengths, not a measured feedback.
Domain posture
Each of the twelve coupled domains is read in words, not scored. The coupling column names the dependency that carries risk into other systems.
| Domain | Posture at baseline | Coupling | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAT | Flood exposure rising; supply shortfall projected in the South and East; river quality under strain. | WAT → HLT · WAT → INF | REPORTEDEQL 4 |
| ENE | Coal ended in 2024; clean power planned for 2030; grid more central as demand electrifies. | ENE → HLT · ENE → DAT | REPORTEDEQL 4 |
| FOO | About 60% of food produced domestically; exposed to import and energy prices. | FOO ← ENE, TRD | REPORTEDEQL 4 |
| HLT | Heat deaths rising; heat and cold load the NHS and social care. | HLT ← CLI, ENE | REPORTEDEQL 4 |
| BIO | Species abundance down 19% since 1970; habitats fragmented. | BIO → WAT regulation | REPORTEDEQL 4 |
| CLI | First year above 10 °C in 2022; 40.3 °C recorded. | forcing on all five systems | REPORTEDEQL 5 |
| INF | Lifelines interdependent; single points of failure exposed in 2025. | INF → ENE, DAT, TRD | REPORTEDEQL 3 |
| FIN | Weather claims high; flood cover supported by Flood Re until 2039. | FIN ← CLI · FIN → households | REPORTEDEQL 3 |
| DAT | Data centres designated Critical National Infrastructure in 2024. | DAT ← ENE · DAT → FIN | REPORTEDEQL 3 |
| AIC | Compute growth adds load to grid connections. | AIC → ENE | INFERREDEQL 2 |
| MIN | Critical minerals strategy in place; import reliance high. | MIN → ENE transition | INFERREDEQL 2 |
| TRD | Food and energy import dependence passes price shocks to households. | TRD → FOO, ENE | INFERREDEQL 3 |
Sector screens
All sixteen sectors are screened on the same grammar, so that later editions can say what changed. The evidence column describes coverage of the baseline evidence, not the performance of the sector.
| Code | Sector | Baseline evidence | Exposure to watch | Evidence coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-00 | Cross-system | 89 national risks; 61 climate risks and opportunities [4] [7] | compound hot, dry summers | GOOD |
| GS-01 | Water | flood exposure and supply shortfall [8] [9] | drought and surface-water flooding | GOOD |
| GS-02 | Energy | coal ended; clean power 2030 [16] [18] | single points of failure | GOOD |
| GS-03 | Food | about 60% domestic production [14] | import price shocks | GOOD |
| GS-04 | Health | heat deaths [11] [12] | heat surge in NHS and care | PARTIAL |
| GS-05 | Finance | weather claims; Flood Re to 2039 [20] [21] | flood cover affordability | PARTIAL |
| GS-06 | Development | regional inequalities in exposure | cost-of-living pressure | THIN |
| GS-07 | Climate | first year above 10 °C [29] | heat and extreme rainfall | GOOD |
| GS-08 | Disaster | resilience framework in place [27] | concurrent events | PARTIAL |
| GS-09 | Infrastructure | Heathrow outage, 2025 [19] | lifeline interdependence | PARTIAL |
| GS-10 | Cities | London heat and surface water | urban heat; drainage | PARTIAL |
| GS-11 | Biodiversity | abundance −19% since 1970 [15] | habitat loss; water quality | GOOD |
| GS-12 | Earth observation | strong national monitoring | data integration | PARTIAL |
| GS-13 | Cyber and digital | data centres designated CNI [22] | outages and attacks | PARTIAL |
| GS-14 | Policy | Climate Change Act; Environment Act; 2025 water law [24] [25] [26] | implementation | GOOD |
| GS-15 | Science | deep research base | translation into operations | THIN |
Risk portfolio
Four risk objects open the portfolio. Order carries no rank. Each is read across driver, exposure, vulnerability, capacity, cascade and consequence.
Capability ladder
Existence is not readiness. Each of the fifteen capability functions is placed on the ladder by the strongest public evidence at baseline.
Ladder: LISTED, EXISTS, DEMONSTRATED, TESTED. A capability listed in policy is not a tested one; each rung is the strongest public evidence at baseline.
Scenario · SCN-GBR-HDS-01
A conditional statement under stated assumptions, never a prediction.
Assumptions
Cascade, step by step
How the shock in scenario SCN-GBR-HDS-01 would travel through United Kingdom's coupled systems, step by step, under the assumptions the edition states.
Low rainfall and heat cut river flows and reservoir levels. Analogue or source: 2022. Edition GBR, scenario SCN-GBR-HDS-01, step 1
The cascade of scenario SCN-GBR-HDS-01 as a playable chain of couplings, one step at a time.
A teaching model of a conditional scenario under the edition's stated assumptions: not a forecast, not a prediction and not a warning.
Sources: United Kingdom 2026, scenario SCN-GBR-HDS-01 (2026); United Kingdom 2026, references (NR-CIT-1) (2026).
Three lenses
The baseline is read through each steward’s lens, then once as a whole. Each lens is a projection of reviewed findings, not a separate argument.
GCRI · KEY T
The evidence supports a coupled reading of British risk. Heat, flooding and water shortage are already recorded, not projected; electrification makes the grid central; and food and nature carry slower exposures. Evidence is strongest for emissions and flood exposure, weakest for lifeline interdependence.
CLI-001 · WAT-006 · INF-010 · SYS-012
GRF · KEY M
For most people risk arrives as a heatwave in a home built for cold, a flooded street or a hosepipe ban. The baseline asks that these be read as one system, and that debate weigh who carries the costs of flooding as cover changes.
HLT-004 · WAT-006 · WAT-005
GRA · KEY F
Readiness implications only. Weather claims are high, flood cover rests on a transitional scheme until 2039 [21], and the clean-power transition needs grid investment [16]. These show where finance-readiness evidence will matter. Nothing here is advice, a rating or an approval.
WAT-006 · ENE-002
NEXUS
The UK has cut emissions fast and observes its risks well, but adaptation lags. The 2027 programme should test the hot, dry summer pathway, map lifeline single points of failure, and measure flood cover where it lands.
SYS-012 · A-01 · A-03
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation reading
2027 agenda
Eight bounded questions open the 2027 National Agenda. Each comes from a baseline finding, names the initiative that will carry it and the first output due at the Q1 2027 cut.
How would a hot, dry summer load health services, water supply, rail and power in southern England at the same time?
Where does surface-water flood risk fall on households, and how will cover change as Flood Re transitions by 2039?
Which substations, data centres and lifeline nodes are single points of failure for other critical services?
How would a shock to imported food and energy pass into household prices and food security?
What surge capacity do the NHS and social care have for a 40 °C heatwave?
How do storm overflows, drought and heat combine to degrade river water quality?
Which coastal communities face combined erosion, sea-level rise and storm surge?
Which capabilities have been tested in real events, and which are only documented?
Portfolio proposed for the Q1 2027 alignment
Five initiatives and one Universe mission candidate are proposed for admission at the Q1 2027 alignment. They are programme objects, no partner, funder or member is attached to them in this edition.
| ID | Object | Kind | Question | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INI-GBR-HDS-01 | Hot, dry summer dependency model | Initiative | A-01 | PROPOSED |
| INI-GBR-FLD-02 | Flood exposure and cover | Initiative | A-02 | PROPOSED |
| INI-GBR-INF-03 | Lifeline interdependence and single points of failure | Initiative | A-03 | PROPOSED |
| INI-GBR-FOO-04 | Import price transmission | Initiative | A-04 | PROPOSED |
| INI-GBR-HLT-05 | Heat surge readiness | Initiative | A-05 | PROPOSED |
| MSN-GBR-2027-01 | Hot, dry summer Universe mission | Mission | A-01 | CANDIDATE |
The pathway
Nexus United Kingdom is the national pathway through which the Nexus operating system will run from 2027, across all four nations. At baseline the pathway is designed and its records are prepared; its councils and working groups are constituted from Q1 2027. This page states what exists today and what comes next, nothing more.
One National Agenda
bounded national questions for the year
National Desk
coordination, records, routing and continuity
National Model
the country as a system of systems
National Portfolio
risks, capabilities, initiatives, projects, missions
Nexus Foundry
continuous computational environment
Nexus Reports
quarterly and annual publication
Nexus Universe
annual proving environment
Evidence and correction
after-action, correction and renewal
System chapter
Britain has too much water in winter and too little in summer. Flood exposure is rising while the South and East face a projected supply shortfall.
State at baseline
| Component | State | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood exposure | about one in four properties in England | [8] | REPORTED |
| Supply | shortfall projected by 2055 without action | [9] | SCENARIO |
| Quality | storm overflow spills; river condition | [10] | REPORTED |
| Governance | water-sector reform law in 2025 | [26] | REPORTED |
Couplings into other systems
Evidence to bind in 2027
System chapter
The power system has changed fastest of all: coal ended in 2024 and clean power is planned for 2030. Electrification makes the grid the backbone of other systems.
State at baseline
| Component | State | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | 373 Mt CO₂e in 2024, 53% below 1990 | [1] | REPORTED |
| Coal | last coal power station closed in September 2024 | [18] | REPORTED |
| Clean power | action plan for 2030 published | [16] [17] | REPORTED |
| Single points of failure | substation fire closed Heathrow in 2025 | [19] | REPORTED |
Couplings into other systems
Evidence to bind in 2027
System chapter
The UK produces around 60% of the food it consumes. Import and energy prices pass quickly to households, and drought and heat cut domestic yields.
State at baseline
| Component | State | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-supply | around 60% of food consumed | [14] | REPORTED |
| Imports | mainly from Europe | [14] | REPORTED |
| Climate | drought and heat cut yields | [4] | REPORTED |
| Prices | energy costs pass into food prices | [14] | INFERRED |
Couplings into other systems
Evidence to bind in 2027
System chapter
Heat is the fastest-growing climate–health risk in a country built for cold. Floods and cold also load the NHS and social care.
State at baseline
| Component | State | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | about 2,985 heat-associated deaths in 2022 | [11] | REPORTED |
| Vulnerability | older people and those with chronic illness | [12] | REPORTED |
| Flooding | health effects of floods and displacement | [12] | REPORTED |
| Surge capacity | not consolidated nationally | , | EXPERT INPUT |
Couplings into other systems
Evidence to bind in 2027
System chapter
The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries. Species abundance has fallen by a fifth since 1970, weakening natural flood and water regulation.
State at baseline
| Component | State | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance | average decline of 19% since 1970 | [15] | REPORTED |
| Extinction risk | one in six species in Great Britain | [15] | REPORTED |
| Rivers | storm overflows and low flows | [10] | REPORTED |
| Targets | legally binding targets under the Environment Act | [25] | REPORTED |
Couplings into other systems
Evidence to bind in 2027
Process
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| Web editionHTML | On this site | Draft in stewardship review; every value resolves to its source. | NR-COUNTRY-GBR-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| Print editionPDF | At release | A4 portrait · screen, print and archival PDF, signed with the web edition at release. | NR-COUNTRY-GBR-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| Indicator dataCSV · JSON | On this site | 16 indicators with unit, year, status and source; the machine-readable copy ships with the evidence bundle at release. | NR-COUNTRY-GBR-2026-BASELINE data release v1 |
| FiguresSVG · PNG | On this site | 4 on the web edition: headline figure, figure 1.3, coupling instrument, capability ladder. | FIG-COUNTRY-GBR-2026-BASELINE-* |
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Provenance
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Indicator data
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Year | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial GHG emissions | 373 | Mt CO₂e | 2024 | REPORTED | [1] |
| Change since 1990 | −53 | % | 2024 | REPORTED | [1] |
| Last coal power station closed | Sept | 2024 | 2024 | REPORTED | [18] |
| Record temperature | 40.3 | °C | 2022 | REPORTED | [28] |
| Warmest year mean temperature | 10.03 | °C | 2022 | REPORTED | [29] |
| Heat-associated deaths, England | 2,985 | deaths | 2022 | REPORTED | [11] |
| Properties at flood risk, England | 6.3 | million | 2024 | REPORTED | [8] |
| Properties at flood risk by 2050 | ≈8 | million | 2050 | SCENARIO | [8] |
| Water-supply shortfall by 2055 | ≈5 | bn litres/day | 2055 | SCENARIO | [9] |
| Storm overflow spills | >460,000 | spills | 2023 | REPORTED | [10] |
| Population | 68.3 | million | mid-2023 | REPORTED | [13] |
| Domestic share of food consumed | ≈60 | % | 2023 | REPORTED | [14] |
| Change in species abundance | −19 | % | 1970–2021 | REPORTED | [15] |
| Species at risk of extinction, GB | ≈16 | % | 2023 | REPORTED | [15] |
| National risks in register | 89 | risks | 2023 | REPORTED | [7] |
| Climate risks and opportunities | 61 | items | 2021 | REPORTED | [4] |
Six pillars
Nexus Foundry seals the evidence and Nexus Universe tests it; Nexus Reports publishes it; Nexus Standards takes its corrections and Risk Academy teaches from it.
| Handoff | Between | What crosses, and when |
|---|---|---|
| F03 | Nexus Foundry to Nexus Reports | Sealed observations and indicator series behind a profile (closeout). |
| F04 | Nexus Universe to Nexus Reports | After-action and scenario findings for chapters 10 and 13 (after action review). |
| F05 | Nexus Foundry to Nexus Reports | National Portfolio movement for chapter 11 (after action review). |
| Ring | Nexus Standards to Nexus Reports | Nexus Standards: applied in editions. |
| F06 | Nexus Reports to Nexus Standards | Method and correction findings as change proposals (correction). |
| F12 | Nexus Reports to Nexus Universe | Q4 synthesis informs the next-year mandate (renewal). |
| Ring | Nexus Reports to Risk Academy | Risk Academy: taught in the open. |
Corrections log
A correction is a new version with a published notice; the earlier version stays resolvable.
0correction notices. No edition has been released yet, so none can be corrected; the log below lists each edition's current version.
| Edition | Version | Date | State | Change | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | NR-COUNTRY-GBR-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 | October 2026 | Draft | Baseline Edition 2026, inaugural annual edition | None |
Notice types: erratum, addendum, supersession, withdrawal. A correction is a new version with a published notice; the earlier version stays resolvable, and no edition is ever edited in silence.
References · NR-CIT-1
Publication record
Publication
Publisher
Colophon
Release path for this version
Release path for this version
| Step | What happens | When |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | editorial self-check complete at evidence close | October 2026 |
| Steward review | five passes on the exact draft (keys T · M · F · N) | Q4 2026 |
| Approval | publication authority approves the exact digest | before release |
| Deposit | concept and version DOI minted; registry pointer set | at release |
| Succession | the Q1 2027 edition reports changes against this baseline | Q1 2027 |