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30 perspectives

9 September 20262 min read

From planet to plan: a connected perspective

The next step in climate intelligence is a stronger connection between information, people, and the questions they need to answer.

11 August 20262 min read

Measuring the usefulness of climate intelligence

Measure what improved in the decision process, not only how much information the system produced.

23 June 20262 min read

AI literacy for climate decision-makers

You do not need to build a model to ask useful questions about its role in a decision.

19 May 20262 min read

Building a climate brief from a portfolio view

A useful brief turns a screening result into a shared interpretation and an accountable next step.

16 April 20262 min read

Planning for compound climate pressures

Several pressures can interact across places, time, and operational dependencies.

24 March 20262 min read

Why local knowledge changes a climate dashboard

People who know a place can reveal assumptions that a regional dataset cannot resolve.

18 February 20262 min read

Running a smaller AI model usefully

Smaller models can support focused tasks when the surrounding system provides evidence, boundaries, and a clear route to correction.

13 January 20262 min read

What a useful climate pilot should prove

A pilot should test a clear hypothesis about a real decision, not simply demonstrate that a dashboard can be built.

9 December 20252 min read

Five habits for clearer sustainability reporting

Clear definitions, consistent boundaries, traceable evidence, honest uncertainty, and accountable review improve a report’s usefulness.

19 November 20252 min read

From portfolio screening to a site-level review

A shortlist should tell a team where to investigate, not imply that the investigation is already complete.

14 October 20252 min read

Climate data quality is a chain of decisions

Good source data can still produce an unreliable output if transformations and assumptions are not controlled.

16 September 20252 min read

Urban heat: start with the right question

A city-wide temperature map and a plan to protect vulnerable residents require different kinds of evidence.

26 August 20252 min read

Designing useful human-in-the-loop AI

Human review is meaningful only when the reviewer has the context, time, and authority to challenge an output.

8 July 20252 min read

An exposure index is not a probability

A score out of 100 can be useful for comparison without representing a percentage chance of an event.

17 June 20252 min read

Comparing futures without hiding uncertainty

The design of a chart can either support a careful comparison or imply certainty that the analysis does not have.

21 May 20252 min read

Nature belongs in the climate conversation

Land, water, biodiversity, and climate are connected, but their indicators are not interchangeable.

9 April 20252 min read

Exploring climate risk across a supply network

A business can depend on places it does not own and on connections it cannot see in an asset list.

18 March 20252 min read

How spatial resolution can change an answer

More pixels can look more precise without making a result more accurate or appropriate.

12 February 20252 min read

AI summaries need traceable sources

Fluent language is not evidence. A useful summary lets readers inspect the material behind it.

14 January 20252 min read

Building a decision-first climate workflow

A clear sequence can keep an analysis connected to the people who will use it.

10 December 20242 min read

The climate briefing your board can actually use

A useful briefing connects evidence, uncertainty, responsibility, and the decision being requested.

22 October 20242 min read

Adaptation and mitigation work better together

Reducing emissions and preparing for impacts are connected responsibilities, with different measures of success.

5 September 20242 min read

Why asset inventories deserve more attention

The most sophisticated climate layer cannot repair an inaccurate or incomplete description of the assets being assessed.

30 July 20242 min read

Scenarios are possibilities, not promises

Use scenarios to test the resilience of a decision, rather than to imply that one future is certain.

11 June 20242 min read

Three questions before using an AI climate model

A model’s usefulness depends on the task, the evidence behind it, and how its errors affect a decision.

16 May 20242 min read

From satellite pixels to useful evidence

Earth observation becomes valuable when its scale, timing, and limitations fit the question.

24 April 20242 min read

Heat risk begins with people and places

Temperature matters, but so do working conditions, buildings, access to cooling, and the people exposed.

19 March 20242 min read

Reading a flood map without false confidence

A coloured boundary is a useful starting point, but its meaning depends on what sits behind it.

7 February 20242 min read

Weather and climate answer different questions

A forecast for tomorrow and a planning scenario for 2050 belong in different decision processes.

12 January 20242 min read

What climate intelligence really means

The value of environmental information starts with the decision it helps someone make.