About us

We are world experts in environmental data analysis and interpretation. Our talented team of consultants use their knowledge and experience of sourcing, analysing and interpreting complex environmental data to create bespoke data analysis systems. We provide solutions for governments, local authorities, international organisations and property developers.

Overview

Who we are & what we do

Aether provides consultancy in air quality and climate change emissions inventories, forecasting and policy analysis. We also provide air quality assessments for property developers.

Aether was founded in 2008 by senior members of the UK’s national emission inventory team. The initial team of four has now grown to more than 20, based in Oxford.

By transforming complex emissions data into robust emissions inventories we can deliver demonstrable environmental intelligence that can be used to inform policy decisions. Policy makers are then able to make informed, evidence based, environmental and economic decisions towards helping to reach emission reduction targets.

Alongside our core business, our team can also provide guidance on how to establish a framework and the tools needed to calculate emissions inventories for future years.

Aether is at the forefront of international, national and local greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality emissions calculation and review and we are respected internationally for our niche expertise in this area. We have significant experience in providing GHG emission modelling, the development of scenarios based on national statistics, local growth projections and specific local policies and measures.

We have key sector-specific experts (energy, industry, waste and agriculture/land use) who are internationally accredited in the collection, compilation, analysis and reporting/presentation of GHG emissions. Our core skills are in compiling, manipulating and presenting environmental data and we are experts with databases, spreadsheets, infographics and GIS.

At Aether we strive to provide excellent customer service, high quality evidence based analysis, and innovation. At the same time we create an enjoyable working environment.

Chris Dore, Director

Values

Our mission...

Aether has a proud reputation of working with our clients in a friendly and approachable manner, producing scientifically accurate outputs of the highest quality. We strive to broaden understanding, evidence and local capacity to mitigate the impact of climate change and air quality issues.

We bring to our clients a comprehensive understanding of the causes and impacts of air emissions from a wide variety of sources and we can advise on measures and policies to control them.

We are known for building strong teams, communicating well and engaging with stakeholders. We work smart, we innovate and we lead by example.

Aether is a certified carbon neutral company. We incentivise staff to make sustainable travel choices for both business and commuting travel. Our office is in the centre of Oxford and all staff travel by bike, on foot or by public transport.

Our people

Meet our team

Chris Dore

Director

Chris leads international capacity building efforts for emissions inventory development with particular expertise in air quality. He is currently the Chair of the UN/ECE’s Taskforce on Emission Inventories and Projections.

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Justin Goodwin

Director

Justin provides hands-on practical development and improvement of Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for greenhouse gas and other air pollutant emission, projections and mitigation actions.

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Melanie Hobson

Director

Melanie Hobson has 20 years of experience covering a broad range of expertise across air quality pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Katie King

Director

Katie King specialises in local carbon emissions accounting and net zero action planning. Katie is Aether’s quality manager and is responsible for compliance with ISO9001.

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Jacquie Berry

Associate Director

Jacquie brings over 35 years’ experience in the energy, environmental and transport sectors. She has extensive international experience and has led major international projects in the energy and environment sectors.

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Rosie Brook

Senior Consultant

Rosie creates tools to improve the analysis of emissions data and undertakes air quality assessments for property developers. She has skills in database analysis, R and GIS.

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Evelyn Cook

Finance & Operations Officer

Evelyn is the Finance & Operations Officer at Aether. She supports the company accounting processes and provides administration of project information.

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Richard Claxton

Principal Consultant

Richard has experience in emission inventory compilation and is a qualified greenhouse gas inventory reviewer under the UNFCCC (waste sector and generalist).

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Lucy Garland

Consultant

Lucy's main focus is on emissions reporting for large point sources, including reporting requirements and data flows. Lucy also has experience of biomass fuel quality analysis.

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Richard German

Senior Consultant

Richard’s main expertise lies in developing efficient systems to manipulate and quality assure data, and in producing innovative analysis and visualisations to communicate results.

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Mark Gibbs

Principal Consultant

Mark is an expert in industrial emissions reporting, providing technical consultancy to national and international agencies. He also specialises in rail emission modelling, providing analysis for RSSB as well as rail operators.

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Lotte Gleeson

Assistant Consultant

Lotte has experience in producing air quality assessments and in industrial emissions reporting, as well as contributing to a variety of projects concerning air quality.

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Kathryn Hampshire

Senior Consultant

Kathryn specialises in data visualisation, environmental data analysis and calculation of emissions inventories. She also creates online solutions for Monitoring, Reporting Verification systems.

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Luke Jones

Senior Consultant

Luke quantifies emissions by building tools and models, and provides analysis of environmental data and supporting policies and measures. He has skills in R, VBA, and database analytics.

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Kirsten May

Senior Consultant

Kirsten is a consultant with experience in inventory compilation and the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gases and air quality pollutants.

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Miriam Mutizwa

Bid Co-ordinator

Miriam is part of the business development team. She is responsible for finding and responding to prospects and bidding opportunities both within the UK and internationally, in the Environment and Climate Change Sector.

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Laurence Opie

Senior Consultant

Laurence specialises in implementation of Transparency under the Paris Agreement and leads on revising industrial emissions reporting across the EU.

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Beatriz Sanchez

Senior Consultant

Beatriz is a specialist in agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) and air quality and GHG emissions, and is a qualified UNFCCC expert reviewer for the Agriculture sector.

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Natalia Segiet

Office Manager

Natalia is Aether's Office Manager. She supports the company HR processes and project administration and organises company events.

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Courtney Szanto

Assistant Consultant

Courtney is an assistant consultant with experience in greenhouse gas and air quality inventory compilation.

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Annie Thornton

Assistant Consultant

Annie supports a wide range of projects at Aether, including GHG inventory compilation and the development of MRV systems

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Katrina Young

Principal Consultant

Katrina specialises in climate and air pollution policy, wider impacts analysis, emission inventory compilation and capacity building support to countries in Europe and Africa, data visualisation and project management.

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Holly Zhang

Consultant

Holly has experience in producing air quality assessments and in greenhouse gas and air quality inventory compilation on various scales.

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Accreditations

Our accreditations

ISO 9001

Aether has been independently certified to the ISO 9001 standard for quality management. We have chosen to adopt ISO 9001 to ensure that we provide an excellent service. We believe its implementation will enable greater customer satisfaction and facilitate continuous improvement within the company as we learn and improve the way we work.

SME Climate Hub

Aether has been awarded silver level STEM (Steps To Environmental Management). This scheme guides companies through legislation, calculation methods and mitigation options relevant to their Environmental Management System. Aether is also a certified carbon neutral company, offsetting emissions from the work space, national/international travel, and commuting, which are calculated using a tool that meets the criteria set by the Quality Assurance Scheme. Click here for more information.

Careers

Work for Aether

World experts in environmental data analysis, Aether employs a diverse team of talented individuals to transform complex emissions data into demonstrable environmental intelligence. We work with national and local governments, international organisations and UK based companies.

Based in the heart of Oxford we are a socially responsible company that has created an exciting environment to work in. Staff are incentivised to make sustainable travel choices for both business and their daily commute, and we regularly undertake environmental community projects.

We are often looking to recruit imaginative and insightful individuals with a range of skills from data analysis and policy development to project management to join our team.

Any vacancies we currently have will be listed here. However, if there are no listings but you think that Aether is the sort of company you would like to work for, then we would be happy to hear from you. Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruit@aether-uk.com.

Current Vacancies

Climate Change Consultant

Vacancy for a Climate Change Consultant

Air Quality Consultant

Vacancy for an Air Quality Consultant

Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it...

“It is always an absolute pleasure working with Aether. I always know what is expected of me. Their work ethic is of a very high standard and projects are always handled in a very professional manner. I have learnt many skills in terms of project management, quality control and workshop training styles from Aether and I hope to carry these principles forward in my own work. I look forward to collaborating with Aether more in the future.”

Luanne Stevens, Gondwana

“It has been a pleasure to work with Chris Dore and Richard Claxton from Aether: they did their job in a very professional and timely manner. The workshop was organized and carried out in a cooperative spirit; the information provided to the workshop participants was complete and clear.”

Alina Novikova, UN/ECE Secretariat

“The Aether team were a joy to work with and I would recommend the consultancy - the service provided throughout the process was exceptional. Where there were problems, they provided solutions. The team were working to very short time scales but were able to deliver a high quality piece of work within the specified time frame.”

Sefton Council - for the Merseyside Atmospheric Emissions Inventory

“A heartfelt thank you to all the Aether team for this very comprehensive review – this is certainly turning out to be one of the most beneficial capacity building projects I have ever been involved in.”

Saviour Vassallo, Senior Environment Protection Officer, Malta Resources Authority

“Chris was excellent to work with and always very pro active in making suggestions, taking work forward and applying his considerable technical knowledge in effective ways.”

Robert Vaughan, Defra Air Quality Team

“If we have a need for any more reports in the future Aether will be first on my list.”

Alan Hardy, Kyson Design

“The Aether team were a joy to work with and I would recommend the consultancy - the service provided throughout the process was exceptional.”

Clare Bayley, Defra

“Aether was a great asset in involving/engaging with Member States experts on highly technical subjects regarding GHG reporting. Very clear communication of issues and results.”

Andreas Pilzecker, DG CLIMA

“I must congratulate each of you for your professional and tireless efforts. Let me point out that this has been the 'neatest' in-country review expert review team I have coordinated, and it has been a real pleasure.”

UNFCCC Secretariat

“Aether is a great partner for work in the area of European Air Emissions. The team was committed, reliable, well organised and had a deep technical understanding and motivated other partners with their good spirit.”

Umweltbundesamt: Environment Agency Austria

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