Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Statistical Issues in the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A joint meeting with the RSS Environmental Statistics Section.
Speakers:
Martin McFie (Senior Assistant Statistician, Scottish Government)
TITLE: An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Scotland
ABSTRACT:
This talk will provide an overview of results from the Scottish Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2013. The inventory is the key tool for understanding the origins and magnitudes of Scotland's anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and is published as part of the Official Statistics release "Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions". Martin will outline the scope of the inventory and methods used in its compilation. He will provide a brief description of improvements, revisions and uncertainties.
TITLE: An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Scotland
ABSTRACT:
This talk will provide an overview of results from the Scottish Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2013. The inventory is the key tool for understanding the origins and magnitudes of Scotland's anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and is published as part of the Official Statistics release "Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions". Martin will outline the scope of the inventory and methods used in its compilation. He will provide a brief description of improvements, revisions and uncertainties.
Prof. Ute Skiba (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
TITLE: Improving the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for the UK, Focussing on Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions
ABSTRACT:
Agriculture is responsible for 81% and 44% of the total UK anthropogenic annual nitrous oxide and methane emissions, with nitrogen fertiliser/manure application and livestock rearing being the dominant sources. Emissions are currently calculated using very general, non-specific emission factors, but will soon be replaced with UK specific emission factors (funded through the DEFRA GHG Platform projects). The underlying research to derive these new emission factors will be presented.
TITLE: Improving the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for the UK, Focussing on Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions
ABSTRACT:
Agriculture is responsible for 81% and 44% of the total UK anthropogenic annual nitrous oxide and methane emissions, with nitrogen fertiliser/manure application and livestock rearing being the dominant sources. Emissions are currently calculated using very general, non-specific emission factors, but will soon be replaced with UK specific emission factors (funded through the DEFRA GHG Platform projects). The underlying research to derive these new emission factors will be presented.
Vera Eory (SRUC: Scotland's Rural College)
TITLE: Assessing Uncertainty in the Economics of Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
ABSTRACT:
Information on the uncertainty of scientific evidence used in public decision making is essential for designing robust policies. However, this information is often not available in relation to the economics of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation in agriculture. This talk presents a work which looked at this uncertainty in relation to agricultural soils in Scotland. The results show that the uncertainty of the GHG mitigation potential can be high, however, the ranking of the measures is relatively robust.
TITLE: Assessing Uncertainty in the Economics of Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
ABSTRACT:
Information on the uncertainty of scientific evidence used in public decision making is essential for designing robust policies. However, this information is often not available in relation to the economics of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation in agriculture. This talk presents a work which looked at this uncertainty in relation to agricultural soils in Scotland. The results show that the uncertainty of the GHG mitigation potential can be high, however, the ranking of the measures is relatively robust.
Time and Venue: Tuesday 29th September, 5.45 - 7.15pm (tea and coffee from 5.30pm)
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences Edinburgh (ICMS)
Registration here. This is a free event open to everyone. Your registration would be useful for the organisers to know how many people are likely to attend, so please complete the registration. Thanks!
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences Edinburgh (ICMS)
Registration here. This is a free event open to everyone. Your registration would be useful for the organisers to know how many people are likely to attend, so please complete the registration. Thanks!
A World Statistics Day event. Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Sustainable Development Goals: the challenges facing the statistics community
In September, at the United Nations General Assembly, heads of states and governments came together to launch a new and ambitious agenda for world development up to 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals set out 17 goals with 169 targets.
These new global goals address the most pressing challenges facing the planet: to end extreme poverty; to fight inequality & injustice; and to fix climate change. But the goals also pose major challenges to statistical communities around the world. What indicators should be used to measure progress towards these new goals and targets? How well equipped are national statistical systems to report on these indicators? And what needs to happen, if decision-makers are to have the data that will be needed to achieve the global goals by 2030?
To celebrate World Statistics Day, the RSS Edinburgh Group will host a discussion about the role of statistics in achieving the new global goals.
These new global goals address the most pressing challenges facing the planet: to end extreme poverty; to fight inequality & injustice; and to fix climate change. But the goals also pose major challenges to statistical communities around the world. What indicators should be used to measure progress towards these new goals and targets? How well equipped are national statistical systems to report on these indicators? And what needs to happen, if decision-makers are to have the data that will be needed to achieve the global goals by 2030?
To celebrate World Statistics Day, the RSS Edinburgh Group will host a discussion about the role of statistics in achieving the new global goals.
Glenn Everett, Director of the Measuring National Well-being Programme at the ONS
Glenn Everett will provide an overview of the new sustainable development goals. He will describe the work that the UN Statistical Commission has initiated, to develop a set of global indicators that will be used to report on progress.
Glenn Everett will provide an overview of the new sustainable development goals. He will describe the work that the UN Statistical Commission has initiated, to develop a set of global indicators that will be used to report on progress.
Neil Jackson, Chief Statistician at the Department for International Development (DFID)
Neil Jackson will consider the challenges that national statistical systems will face in reporting on the new global indicators. He will discuss the actions that are being taken by the international community to build statistical capacity, and the particular role that DFID has been playing.
Neil Jackson will consider the challenges that national statistical systems will face in reporting on the new global indicators. He will discuss the actions that are being taken by the international community to build statistical capacity, and the particular role that DFID has been playing.
Jenny Church, Chair of the RSS' International Development Working Group
Jenny Church will launch a policy statement by the RSS, calling for a data revolution that recognises the importance of data for policy making and for accountability in all countries of the world. And puts useful and useable information into the hands of everyone who needs it, especially the poor and the marginalised.
Jenny Church will launch a policy statement by the RSS, calling for a data revolution that recognises the importance of data for policy making and for accountability in all countries of the world. And puts useful and useable information into the hands of everyone who needs it, especially the poor and the marginalised.
Time and Venue: Tuesday 20th October, 6 - 7:15pm (tea and coffee from 5.30pm, wine reception from 7:15 to 8pm)
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences Edinburgh (ICMS)
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences Edinburgh (ICMS)
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