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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Summary of the consultation
on the recommendations on
climate change related statistics
UNECE Statistical Division
Wide consultations at different
stages of work
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Jul 2012: A survey of national statistical offices (48 repl.)
Oct 2012: Stakeholder interviews
Nov 2012: First expert meeting on climate change related
statistics for producers and users
Spring 2013: Interim recommendations at CES & Bureau
Oct 2013: Second expert meeting
Feb-Mar 2014: full text consulted among CES members and
stakeholders from the climate community
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Consultation in March 2014
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41 replies (+ 1)
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General comments
All respondents considered that the recommendations:
 Are balanced, clear and comprehensive – with useful
examples
 Provide direction for development work
 Are based on existing strengths and data of official
statistics
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CES: All supported endorsement
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Stakeholders: All welcomed NSO involvement
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Priorities for further work
Respondents called for further work
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories: improving
consistency and further aligning the work;
methodology development for GHG inventories;
timelier estimates of GHG inventories
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Climate change related statistics: a core set of
statistics; improving current classifications; priority
areas of new statistics; exploring SEEA as a tool
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Communication aspects: common frameworks
for dissemination; promoting cooperation with
climate experts; promoting at statistical meetings
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Sharing good practices
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All countries plan to start implementing the
recommendations after endorsement
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Several asked for a small steering group to lead the
work and
Supported establishing regular expert meetings
Countries asked for support through expert
meetings and training activities; bilateral support;
international work towards common standards;
repositories of methodological material;
translations; and funding for capacity building
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The Conference is invited to
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Endorse the recommendations
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Subject to the comments from the CES consultation and
the discussion at the plenary session
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Support the establishment of a small steering group
to guide the work and a regular expert meeting for
sharing experience on conceptual and practical
issues
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Recognize the need for further work to address
issues identified in the recommendations and the
CES consultation
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