Richard has worked as a scientific and policy adviser on climate change issues for a wide range of governmental, business and international organisations, including the UK and Mexican Governments, BP and BAT, the OECD and UNEP. He has been a Lead Author on two IPCC reports and was part of the management team for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s initiative on greenhouse gas accounting for projects. As Managing Director of Ecometrica, he is responsible for managing and developing a team of analysts and researchers with complementary expertise in environmental change assessment, project and programme management, lifecycle studies and economic development processes.