EDINBURGH, 23 November 2015 - The University of Edinburgh has teamed up with sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica to establish a new Earth Observation Lab aimed at deriving maximum benefit from the vast amounts of spatial data produced by satellites. It...
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What Does COP21 Mean For Business? [Infographic & Paper]
The 21st UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change – or COP21 – is running in Paris from November 30 to December 11. But how is this Conference different from previous events, and what will a global climate change agreement mean for the private sector? Below is...
Forest Project Gets $1m Funding to Conserve Mexican Biodiversity Hotspot
An international project lead by sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica and funded by the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Space Programme (IPSP) has helped local organisations in Mexico secure funding of over $1 million from the Global...
Ecometrica Takes Lead Role in UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Space Programme
Ecometrica has landed one of its most significant contracts to date with a role that sees it co-ordinate a major new international project on behalf of the UK Space Agency. The firm will take the role of main contractor in one of the first projects of the agency's...
Earth Observation Support for Assessing the Performance of UK government’s ICF Forest Projects
Ecometrica, in partnership with The University of Edinburgh, have completed an 8 month project to test a methodology for estimating the area of forest loss avoided as a result of International Climate Fund (ICF) supported activities - The Hectares Indicator. The...
Ecometrica Platform Streams Satellite Data to Monitor & Model Drought
Analysis of historic drought in Australia shows how the Ecometrica Platform can help assess and model global water risk A new Ecometrica Platform Mapping application allows users to easily access and compare historical drought index records and anomalies for any area...
Risk Based Reference Levels for Estimating Avoided Forest Loss in Brazil, Nepal and Ghana
The following documents describe the methods and source data used to generate risk based reference levels for estimating the avoided loss of forest in three ICF programmes, as part of a methodology testing phase. This project was funded by the European Space Agency...
Ecometrica launches groundbreaking technology for £600m Earth observation market
Cube+ brings big volumes of satellite data within reach of ordinary servers Leading sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica has launched a new technology which allows government departments and firms to analyse complex data from satellites without the need...
Launch of Biomass Market Assessment Service (BMAS) set to Derisk Bioenergy Investment
Collaboration between Ecometrica and Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) could unlock tens of millions for investment in biomass energy Leading sustainability software and data company, Ecometrica has teamed up with Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) to derisk the...
Improve your CDP Score with Ecometrica Score Optimisation
Since the introduction of UK Mandatory Carbon Reporting in 2013, voluntary disclosure has become ever more important amongst listed companies in the UK. CDP’s voluntary disclosure scheme is amongst the most notable and credible initiatives and Ecometrica has been...
Improve your CDP Score with Ecometrica Score Optimization
Voluntary disclosure has become ever more important amongst listed companies in North America. CDP’s voluntary disclosure scheme is amongst the most notable and credible initiatives and Ecometrica has been accredited as a CDP Gold Software Partner since 2013. CDP...
The New Mandatory Approach to Scope 2 GHG Reporting
At the end of January 2015, Ecometrica Client Manager Adam Leaver attended the World Resources Institute (WRI) launch of the new scope 2 guidance for the Greenhouse Gas Protocol in London. The WRI and others have been preparing for a revised reporting protocol for the...
Climate Change Reporting in Canada – Analysis of CDP Canada 200 Report
On December 10th 2014, Ecometrica attended the launch of the CDP’s 2014 Canada report, entitled “Driving climate resilience through carbon mitigation”, at the Toronto Stock Exchange. The event attracted over 70 attendees representing leading reporting companies,...
Ecometrica, CDP Release Climate Change Software Guide
Using advanced software tools to enhance data quality and tackle climate change challenges Ecometrica, in collaboration with CDP and two other partners, has launched a software roadmap to help companies to make smart purchases for better sustainability reporting. The...
Understanding the Changes to Global Warming Potential (GWP) Values
Media coverage of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest Synthesis Report rightly focused on its unprecedentedly dire warnings about climate change and the actions required to mitigate the worst of its effects, including the recommended phase...
Catering for Sustainability: Compass Group, Ecometrica & CDP Webinar
On 25th November 2014, Ecometrica took part in a webinar, alongside Compass Group, hosted by the CDP entitled, "Catering for Sustainability". The full recording is available at the bottom of this page and the slides can be downloaded here. The webinar introduces...
Ecometrica picked for European Space Agency brief
Satellite data supports forest protection around the world November 1st, 2014: Ecometrica has won a landmark contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support satellite monitoring and evaluation of the UK’s International Climate Fund (ICF) forest activities....
CDP Verification Requirements Will Change in 2015
As the number of companies reporting corporate greenhouse gas emissions and the diversity of organizations & applications using these results both increase, the need for independent verification of the data and systems underlying GHG assessments becomes...