Climate Change adaptation and Net Zero

We provide specialist services related to the impacts of policies and planning arising from energy transition and net zero, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and adaptation to climate change. These include:

• Dispersion modelling related to Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation (CCSU), including application of the ADMS atmospheric amine chemistry scheme for determination of concentrations of nitramines and nitrosamines, and application of ADMS and/or GASTAR for determining impacts of abnormal emissions of CO₂
• Consequence modelling for hazardous releases, e.g. ammonia or CO₂
• Modelling of lithium-ion battery fires at Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sites, for example those associated with solar farms or data centres
• Estimating emissions of greenhouse gases and air quality pollutants using measurements in combination with advanced inverse modelling methods
• Modelling how land use, buildings, and anthropogenic heat sources influence local climate: for example, urban heat islands and their sensitivity to mitigation/adaptation measures such as tree planting and air conditioning; effects of solar farms and data centres on temperature and wind climate
• Modelling impacts of cold plumes from Air Source Heat Pumps

Please also see our Industrial permitting and planning, Hazardous releases, and habitats assessment sections.