Course: Climate Intelligence: Using Climate Data to Improve Business Decision-Making

Historic England face challenges in the long-term management of assets such as archaeological sites, parks, buildings and gardens, in an uncertain and changing climate. Hannah emphasised the wide range of …

In the previous Step, Doug described how weather forecast data, produced by numerical weather forecast models, is already used to inform a wide range of decisions and planning. The aviation …

Climate forecasts and climate projections When using climate information (or data) to anticipate future conditions, it’s important to understand both the type and the source of the prediction methods that …

Raw prediction data is produced in a number of ways. To determine whether it’s fit for your particular purposes, you’ll need to know how the predictions are made. But first, …

Climate predictions and projections rely heavily on the use of ‘ensembles’. An ensemble refers to a set of multiple different but equally plausible ‘realisations’, usually intended to be consistent with …

A common challenge in developing climate intelligence for business lies in connecting the raw climate data to the problem of interest. For example, it’s well established that the demand for …

In the previous Step, Maria introduced the work of EnergyMetric – a climate service tool which has been developed to aid long-term planning in the energy sector. Maria described how …

Many climate services and other simplified portals for accessing climate data have developed over the years. To varying extents, these services gather climate datasets and make them accessible, carry out …

Climate data can take many different forms. Here are some of the main sources along with their advantages and limitations. Site-based meteorological instruments Conceptually, the most straight-forward source of climate …

Dealing with uncertainty is unavoidable when using climate information, particularly when you’re applying it in a highly localised and business-specific way. It’s a big and complex topic and a full …

According to a recent United Nations report1, climate-related disasters jumped 83% in the past 20 years and yet, against this backdrop of risk and uncertainty, 76% of global CEOs stated …