Richard Tipper
Executive Chairman
Description:
Richard is a champion of evidence-based environmental action. He has worked as an adviser on climate change issues for many government, business and international organisations. After studying Agricultural Science (Edinburgh University) Richard worked in Mexico as an advisor to farmers’ organisations. He later took an MSc in Technology Management, then doctoral research on the economics of contemporary Mayan farmers. Following his PhD he obtained research funding to develop the Plan Vivo system for payments for ecosystem services, and subsequently commercial investment to put theory into practice in Mexico, India, Uganda and Mozambique. With commercial interest growing in this area Richard founded the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM), and built a team of experts on land use and GHG accounting. While at ECCM Richard was appointed to the UK Roster of Experts on Climate Change and was Lead Author on two IPCC reports. In 2007 his work on the IPCC was recognised as a contribution to the Nobel Peace Prize. Richard also advised on numerous standards and methodologies for accounting for greenhouse gas emissions, including the WBCSD-WRI GHG Protocol, European standards for biofuels and PAS 2060. Since co-founding Ecometrica in 2008 Richard has focused on developing the Earth Observation and spatial data platform side of the business. He has retained an interest in measurement and evaluation of land use interventions as a senior evaluator of Norway’s international climate and forests initiative (NICFI), and an advisor to the UK government’s investments in forests under the International Climate Fund.
Summary:
Richard is a champion of evidence-based environmental action. He has worked as an adviser on climate change issues for many government, busi...
Number of Registered Investments:1
Contact Details:
- Address: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- No email is provided
Location:Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Email is Not Provided
Phone Number:Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
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