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Examining our world Examining our world
Data from both a local and a global level can help
the use of satellite data to tackle
ELL’s Parklife
planet. The index will allow users
Data from both a local and a global level can help us tackle climate change, writes Gemma Cassells
climate issues.
the use of satellite data to tackle
project used ELL’s Parklife
to generate analytical products that planet. The index will allow users
Wackle climate change, writes Gemma Cassells W hen thinking about Supporting personal choices
Professor Edward Mitchard, climate issues.
SENSE centre leader, says the
data to connect project used
can be used as an input to assess
to generate analytical products that
ust
Professor Edward Mitchard, aim was to recruit “outstanding SENSE centre leader, says the candidates to undertake a PhD aim was to recruit “outstanding in this exciting and innovative candidates to undertake a PhD centre”. And he promises: “The
in this exciting and innovative students will belong to a happy, centre”. And he promises: “The inclusive and stimulating research students will belong to a happy, environment, with supervision
Edinburgh
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the impacts of around low-carbon options such as hen thinking about Supporting personal choices
residents to the the Meadows,
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Innovation (ECCI) is working appropriate solutions.
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data to understand climate change entrepreneurial opportunities
University of Edinburgh to test
A key element of the project is to
futures and collaborating with Innovation (ECCI) is working
projects, like those facilitated by Cat Magill, ELL programme
impacts.
helping a wide audience use this
innovative digital technologies
create a “living laboratory” at the
the City of Edinburgh Council to towards achieving low-carbon
ELL, integrate novel uses of data manager, says: “Local-scale
Dr Genevieve Patenaude, chief data to understand climate change executive and co-founder of Earth impacts.
Blox – which has its origins in the
designed to improve building University of Edinburgh to test
develop a range of tools to achieve futures and collaborating with
collection and analysis with human projects, like those facilitated by experience to help understand ELL, integrate novel uses of data
energy performance and innovative digital technologies
the city’s Net Zero declaration. This the City of Edinburgh Council to
Dr Genevieve Patenaude, chief University of Edinburgh – executive and co-founder of Earth has recently announced a
demonstrate the value of using designed to improve building advanced data analysis, modelling
includes a Climate Commission, develop a range of tools to achieve established with funding from
wider systems and impacts.” collection and analysis with human
energy performance and and simulation to achieve
the city’s Net Zero declaration. This the Place-based Climate Action
experience to help understand expertise in using satellites
collaboration with Google Earth
advanced data analysis, modelling energy use.
includes a Climate Commission, Network, and developing a tool to
wider systems and impacts.” and other airborne sensors to
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Supporting personal choices around
Centre.
Robertson Group, Scottish Futures
data with academics and policy locally, the Edinburgh Living Lab
including Airbus, tech firm Environment Research Council
stress are occurring around the
raises awareness of wider climate issues Supporting personal choices around
low-carbon options such as active travel
Gemma Cassells is lead for the
makers to address many topics (ELL) has played a vital role in
Leonardo and Unilever, the centre and the UK Space Agency.
low-carbon options such as active travel
Trust, Zero Waste Scotland and the
around place and place-making. connecting community-sourced
will train 50 PhD researchers on Partnering with 18 organisations
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