The Report emphasises the high profitability and flexibility of the system, which has allowed it to weather a number of disturbances over recent years. However, it also explores six key sources of vulnerability, the shocks that might trigger them and their potential impact on the system. The Report does not forecast what is likely to happen but identifies risks from plausible but unlikely events in order to help guide risk mitigation work.
Published on
12 July 2006
Press release