Won't UKCP09 be too complicated for non-scientists to use?

UKCP09 has been designed to be accessible to all.

In detail

A number of different levels of audience may be interested in UKCP09, from a decision maker in a local authority with no background in climate change, to a climate change impacts researcher. The information in UKCP09 is being delivered through a variety of formats at different levels of complexity to maximise uptakes to different user groups based on their needs.

UKCIP have organised a very extensive consultation process with potential users to ensure that the scenarios are user-friendly. This has included the formation of a dedicated Users’ panel to input stakeholder views into the development process.