11 UK environment entry points · 8 climate priorities · 6 DEFONEOS MCPs · DEFRA / Environment Agency / Met Office backbone
UK environment and climate adaptation is governed by the Climate Change Act 2008 (Net Zero 2050), the 2025 Third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) identifying 61 risks across 8 sectors, the Environment Act 2021 (biodiversity net gain), and the 2024 Environmental Improvement Plan. DEFRA, the Environment Agency, Met Office Hadley Centre, and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) manage flood modelling, air quality monitoring, species tracking, and climate projection. The 2025 UK National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) mandates AI-assisted flood prediction, satellite environmental monitoring, and BFT-governed climate decision evidence. DEFONEOS delivers the UK's first open-source Sovereign Public Services OS purpose-built for climate adaptation — BFT-governed flood risk evidence chains, Copernicus satellite monitoring, AI-assisted species tracking, and sovereign climate model provenance.
All entries are BFT-signed (Ed25519 / RFC 8032 / 2026-Q3 rotation) and curl-verifiable. Per-entry contacts sourced from DEFRA + EA + Met Office + UKCEH + JNCC + Natural England + Committee on Climate Change (2026-Q1).
| # | Entry point | Location | Function | DEFONEOS fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | DEFRA — Digital, Data & Technology | London | Environment policy · flood risk · biodiversity | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — EO monitoring + BFT governance |
| E2 | Environment Agency (EA) — Digital | Bristol / Nationwide | Flood modelling · water quality · incident response | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · mqtt-bridge — flood satellite + sensor telemetry |
| E3 | Met Office — Hadley Centre | Exeter | Climate modelling · UKCP18 projections · seasonal forecast | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — climate data + governance |
| E4 | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | Oxford / Wallingford | Species tracking · hydrology · biodiversity AI | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — biodiversity EO + BFT |
| E5 | Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) | Peterborough | Nature conservation · marine · species data | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — species data + BFT |
| E6 | Natural England | Worcester | Protected sites · biodiversity net gain · SSSI | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — habitat monitoring + BFT |
| E7 | Committee on Climate Change (CCC) | London | Independent climate advice · carbon budgets · adaptation | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — carbon data + BFT evidence |
| E8 | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) | London | Net Zero strategy · clean power · climate finance | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · mcp-cspm — climate data + cloud posture |
| E9 | Forestry Commission — Digital | Bristol | Woodland creation · tree health · carbon sequestration | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · mqtt-bridge — forest EO + sensor telemetry |
| E10 | Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture) | Lowestoft | Marine environment · fisheries · water quality | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · mqtt-bridge — marine EO + buoy telemetry |
| E11 | UK Space Agency — Earth Observation | Swindon | Satellite EO for climate · Copernicus UK · climate data | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — Copernicus + BFT governance |
| # | Priority | Owning body | DEFONEOS MCP coverage | Alignment cross-walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Flood risk modelling & early warning | EA / DEFRA | sentinel-hub-mcp · mqtt-bridge | Flood forecast · SAR satellite · river sensor telemetry |
| P2 | Net Zero 2050 / carbon budgets | DESNZ / CCC | data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe | Climate Change Act · carbon budget tracking · BFT evidence |
| P3 | Biodiversity net gain (Environment Act) | Natural England / DEFRA | sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe | BNG 10% mandate · habitat mapping · species tracking |
| P4 | Climate projections (UKCP18) | Met Office Hadley | data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe | UKCP18 · high-resolution climate projections · adaptation planning |
| P5 | Air quality monitoring (Defra AURN) | DEFRA | openaq-air-mcp · mqtt-bridge | AURN network · 300+ monitoring sites · AQMA management |
| P6 | Marine & fisheries protection | Cefas / MMO | sentinel-hub-mcp · mqtt-bridge | Marine protected areas · vessel AIS · water quality |
| P7 | Deforestation & woodland monitoring | Forestry Commission | sentinel-hub-mcp · data-gov-uk-mcp | Tree cover EO · carbon sequestration · tree health |
| P8 | Climate finance & adaptation evidence | DESNZ / CCC / HMT | bft-council-probe · sovereign-keystore | Climate finance tracking · BFT-signed adaptation evidence |
| # | MCP server | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sentinel-hub-mcp | Satellite EO | Copernicus Sentinel-1/2/3 satellite imagery for flood mapping, habitat monitoring, deforestation, coastal erosion |
| 2 | bft-council-probe | BFT Governance | 33-agent BFT evidence chain for climate adaptation / flood response / biodiversity decisions |
| 3 | mqtt-bridge | IoT / Environmental Telemetry | River level sensors · air quality stations · marine buoys · weather station telemetry bridge |
| 4 | openaq-air-mcp | Air Quality Data | Global air quality data integration · Defra AURN · WHO PM2.5 guidelines · AQMA alerts |
| 5 | data-gov-uk-mcp | Government Open Data | ONS environmental statistics · climate projection data · carbon budget tracking · species records |
| 6 | sovereign-keystore | Key Management | Ed25519 key rotation for environmental sensor authentication · climate data integrity |
The UK environmental digital backbone spans the DEFRA digital ecosystem, the Environment Agency's flood forecasting service (using the National Flood Forecasting System), the Met Office Hadley Centre's UKCP18 climate projections, UKCEH biodiversity and hydrology databases, the Copernicus satellite programme (Sentinel-1/2/3), the Defra Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) air quality monitoring, and the UK Space Agency's Earth Observation programme. DEFONEOS integrates via BFT-governed climate adaptation evidence chains, Copernicus satellite monitoring, AI-assisted flood prediction, and sovereign environmental model provenance. All evidence is curl-verifiable at the protocol layer.
| Step | Action | Owner | Time | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buyer identifies environmental AI / climate adaptation / monitoring requirement | Buyer | — | Requirement document |
| 2 | CSOAI sends DEFONEOS environment pack + 30-day pilot pricing (T1 £2,840 / T2 £9,150 / T3 £28,400) | CSOAI | 1 hour | This page (curl-verifiable) |
| 3 | Buyer reviews BFT governance evidence + SBOM + DEFRA/EA/Met Office alignment | Buyer | 2-4 hours | curl -s /health + satellite pack |
| 4 | Submit procurement request (G-Cloud 14 / DSP bid / DEFRA framework) | Buyer | 1-2 hours | DSP tracker |
| 5 | CSOAI provisions environment-sector sovereign VM + DEFONEOS substrate | CSOAI | <24 hours | AG-1: curl -s /health HTTP 200 |
⚠️ HARD RED-LINE: DEFONEOS handles OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE data ONLY. No classified data. No environmental profiling of individuals (carbon footprint tracking tied to identity). No climate greenwashing — all Net Zero claims must be BFT-governed with 23/33 quorum + independently verifiable satellite evidence. No personal-surveillance patterns. Environmental AI supports flood prediction, biodiversity monitoring, air quality management, and climate adaptation — never individual behavioural surveillance or unsubstantiated sustainability marketing.
| Buyer type | Entry point | Procurement vehicle | Security requirement | Pilot tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFRA / Government | E1 | G-Cloud 14 / DSP | OFFICIAL | T2 |
| Environment Agency | E2 | G-Cloud 14 / direct | OFFICIAL | T2 |
| Met Office / Hadley | E3 | Direct framework | OFFICIAL | T1/T2 |
| UKCEH / Research | E4 | Direct / UKRI | OFFICIAL | T1 |
| Natural England | E6 | G-Cloud 14 / DSP | OFFICIAL | T1/T2 |
| UK Space Agency EO | E11 | UKSA framework / DSP | OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE | T2/T3 |