Services

Helping SMEs and microbusinesses manage customer expectations on carbon disclosure and ESG with proportionate and pragmatic approaches to strategies and reporting.

Carbon footprinting using internationally recognized methodologies (GHG Protocol): for corporate ESG reporting, project consenting purposes and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and product environmental footprinting. Strategies for mitigation, not just evaluation.

Identifying and evaluating climate-related risks and opportunities to your project or business through the application of established climate change projections. Often required for EIA.

Benefit from decades of experience with applications, variations and surrenders under all of the UK’s four regimes. Technical support or full delivery of the application pack as required.

Industrial assets a particular speciality, vendor or buyer side. Develop a comprehensive risk profile for your asset (or target) and identify potential financial liabilities.

Risk assessments for environmental permitting, helping you demonstrate that your process employs the Best Available Techniques (BAT) for pollution control, mitigation measures, advice on monitoring from a former Environment Agency guidance author. We can also arrange dispersion modelling and emissions testing for you if required.

Your route through the UK consenting maze – understand what permissions your project must have in place, how to get them and the timescales involved. New technologies / low TRL a specialty.

Preparing for the verifier can be worse than the visit from the verifier, particularly if you are a new entrant or new manager of ETS responsibilities. We can guide you through the process and help organise and process your data.

Assistance with or complete management of your statutory and voluntary environmental reporting requirements.

What action you need to take to comply with environmental (and related) legislation.

Specialist advice from a former investigator, bringing insights to your indoor environment issues. Advice on the need (or not) for monitoring and measures to bring improvements.

Understand how lifecycle analysis and the emerging requirements for Product Environmental Footprinting can work for you and tie in with your ESG goals – mapping and evaluation from cradle to grave.

Major Accidents and Disasters EIA chapters are a speciality of Thorium Consult, dating back over five years and covering heavy industries, large-scale commercial developments and the space industry. This can be a challenging role to fill in the EIA project team and a crucial piece of the jigsaw to get your project consented.

Climate change mitigation and resilience EIA chapters or standalone assessments are also provided.

We have technically reviewed literally hundreds of reports over the last 20+ years and are pleased to offer this service where you need the benefit of independent quality assurance, a second opinion or just another experienced pair of hands during a pinch point. Is it clear and legible, and does it meet the brief?

When you need an extra body, who speaks the language of most technical specialists, to co-ordinate on project delivery.

We have extensive experience of UK (and Irish) hearings processes on air pollution and climate issues. We have also appeared under cross examination as lead environmental witness in a number of European arbitration hearings for eight-figure claims.

• Pay-for-Access retainers available: guaranteed availability for a specified number of hours a month.
• Potentially available for short and long-term placements.
• No AI used in preparing reports.
• Low cost initial consultations.