It means a raft of data will be gathered from early 2025.
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the United Nations annual climate change gathering.
The current edition is in Baku, Azerbaijan.
COP29 in Baku, AzerbaijanGetty, Alexander Nemenov
As the event opened yesterday, the UN said that 2024 will be the hottest year on record.
The latest TV industry development follows the signing of a Climate Content Pledge at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021.
It shows the commitment from the Climate Content Pledge signees that this continues to matter to them.
The data will be gathered by the broadcasters and shared withBAFTA albert, which will crunch the numbers.
Bafta albert already tracks and certifies the sustainability of productions, which is an entirely separate process.
The measurement system requires producers to track their on-screen work as it relates to climate and sustainability themes.
It will apply across genres and not be restricted to content that is overtly climate and sustainability-themed.
The UK industry faces severe challenges with budgets under pressure and a slowdown in commissioning.
Against that backdrop, prodcos will need convincing of the requirement for additional and compulsory reporting.
The broadcasters will start informing their producer partners about the new measurement system from today.
Its been designed to be as streamlined as possible for production companies.
It could be something that we share internationally not necessarily the data itself, but the methodology behind it.
