Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Emissions reductions enabled by mobile services (quantified data not provided in report)
• Pledges by UK MNOs to reduce carbon emissions (details in Annex B)
• Pledges by UK broadcasters to reduce carbon emissions (details in Annex B)

Social Achievements

• Broadcasting services contribute to education, health, and social cohesion (qualitative data only)
• Mobile services improve social cohesion, inclusion, and well-being (qualitative data only)
• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Spectrum congestion in various bands (mobile, Wi-Fi, PMSE)
• Slow and inefficient spectrum sharing processes
• Concerns over prioritisation of mobile sector in spectrum reassignment
• Declining profitability in mobile sector affecting investment
• Need for international harmonisation of spectrum

Mitigation Strategies

• Introduction of spectrum sharing schemes (Local Access and Shared Access licences)
• Ofcom's plans for more automated spectrum sharing solutions
• Ofcom's cost-benefit analysis for spectrum reassignment
• Shared Rural Network programme to improve rural coverage
• Ofcom's engagement with international harmonisation bodies

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Energy Transition

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Fragmented and inconsistent policy landscape for gas decarbonisation.
• Policy gaps and overlaps undermining effectiveness and efficiency.
• Incomplete coverage of EU ETS leading to inefficient abatement.
• Overlapping policies leading to inefficient abatement.
• Incomplete coverage of RED II leading to inefficient low-carbon gas investment.
• Lack of coordination of low-carbon gas support policies across Member States.
• Insufficient harmonisation of energy taxes.
• Unclear policy objectives.
• Wholesale market design not always internalizing system impacts.
• Structure of levies and tariffs distorting the playing field.
• Potential biases of network operators increasing energy supply costs.

Mitigation Strategies

• Set clear decarbonisation targets and clarify the role of markets and incentives.
• Implement a harmonised EU-wide carbon pricing scheme.
• Harmonise national carbon pricing schemes and merge with EU scheme.
• Use market-based support mechanisms for low-carbon gas production.
• Develop a scheme to certify greenhouse gas content of gases.
• Avoid regulated company involvement in installations unless clearly justified.
• Develop regulatory and institutional measures to optimise network infrastructure.
• Ensure market participants face signals reflecting system impacts.
• Promote research and development in low-carbon gas technologies.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Carbon leakage from UK aviation carbon pricing policies
• Competitive disadvantage for UK airlines and airports due to carbon pricing

Mitigation Strategies

• Refining the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) aviation free allocation methodology
• Considering other shielding mechanisms like CBAMs and product standards

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities