We create, support and work in partnership with researchers, communities, policy makers and businesses to find and implement place-based climate solutions, such as reducing emissions, building resilience and promoting equality and justice to tackle the climate emergency.
Have a look at our other current projects to get a better feel for what we do. If you want to discuss how we could support your idea, just get in touch.
The SCIS is being delivered in partnership by ECCI and the Improvement Service, jointly funded by Scottish Government and all 32 local authorities.
A free online programme helping Scottish businesses prepare for net zero.
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CO-BENS develops methodologies and models to understand how climate action complements and conflicts with the wider set of economic, environmental and social challenges we are facing.
A discussion forum for anyone working on, or researching, climate change adaptation.
The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) is an ESRC-funded initiative to boost climate action in cities across the UK.
ECCI and Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce are partnering on an action-oriented training programme to help small businesses understand and reduce their biggest source of climate impact.
ClimateXChange acts as a knowledge broker between researchers and policy-makers to create evidence-based policies for a low carbon, climate ready Scotland.
From 2023 to 2030, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program will nurture a community of skilled, entrepreneurial, and justice-oriented climate leaders from across Africa.
The Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) is Scotland’s public sector network on sustainability and climate change.
SCCS is the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) research group in the UK, providing a single point of coordination for CCS research.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is driving the search for innovative solutions to the technical challenges facing the wave energy sector.
The Commission is tasked with driving action on the climate crisis and Edinburgh’s commitment to be a Net Zero Carbon Emissions city by 2030.
The Edinburgh Climate Compact is the latest output of the Edinburgh Climate Commission, a cross-sector network established in February 2020, which was set up and is hosted by ECCI.
As a co-ordinating partner, ECCI is supporting Climate Beacons to stimulate long-term public engagement between environmental and arts organisations in the lead up to COP26.
The Carbon Scenario Tool (CST) is designed to help local authorities understand their whole area carbon footprint and the impact of actions taken to reduce it.
ECCI delivers the business and public policy-facing component of this training partnership for PhD students.
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Our partnership with the Net Zero Edinburgh Leadership Board uses GIS mapping to support collaborative infrastructure planning and investment for Edinburgh’s net zero transition.
Our track record includes the Low Carbon Innovation project, which supported more than 200 new enterprises. We also initiated and launched Scotland’s first low carbon business incubator.
