United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Summary of the consultation on the recommendations on climate change related statistics UNECE Statistical Division

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 2 Wide consultations at different stages of work  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

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 3 Consultation in March 2014  41 replies (+ 1)  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  CES: All supported endorsement  Stakeholders: All welcomed NSO involvement

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 4 Respondents called for further work  Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories: improving consistency and further aligning the work; methodology development for GHG inventories; timelier estimates of GHG inventories  Climate change related statistics: a core set of statistics; improving current classifications; priority areas of new statistics; exploring SEEA as a tool  Communication aspects: common frameworks for dissemination; promoting cooperation with climate experts; promoting at statistical meetings Priorities for further work

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 5  All countries plan to start implementing the recommendations after endorsement  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 Sharing good practices

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 6  Endorse the recommendations  Subject to the comments from the CES consultation and the discussion at the plenary session  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  Recognize the need for further work to address issues identified in the recommendations and the CES consultation The Conference is invited to