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Net-Zero Statistics Sprint

Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a critical goal for governments, businesses, and organizations seeking to mitigate climate change. Measuring progress toward net-zero involves tracking and reducing direct and indirect emissions. Effective measurement includes setting science-based targets, regularly reporting emissions data, and using recognized standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Accurate measurement is essential not only for transparency and accountability but also for identifying key areas for emission reductions and ensuring alignment with global climate goals like those set out in the Paris Agreement.

The webinar will open with an overview of the Storybook, a high-level document that will focus on existing frameworks and indicators for measuring Net-Zero progress coupled with case studies from various countries around the world. Some of these country experiences will also be presented at the webinar, giving participants the opportunity to learn and to comment on the content of the Storybook.

Session 1 – Welcome and Opening Remarks

  1. 7:00 am – 7:05 am: Opening Remarks

    Aishath Shahuda Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Deputy Chief Statistician Maldives Bureau of Statistics

  2. 7:05-7:10 – Objectives of the Meeting

    Jacqui Vitas

Session 2 – The Storybook Narrative

This session will cover the proposed content for the Storybook, a document that the Network is developing to identify Net-Zero indicators, data sources and innovative techniques to enable international comparisons and country-specific data, statistics and insights; and outline what National Statistical Offices (NSOs) can do to keep pace with the Net Zero agenda.

  1. 7:10 am – 7:30 am: Presentation of Storybook outline (confirmed)

    Presenter: Australian Bureau of Statistics

  2. 7:30 am – 7:50 am

    Discussion

Session 3 – Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators

The Global Set was adopted at the fifty-third session of the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2022 as the framework for climate change statistics and indicators to be used by countries when preparing their own sets of climate change statistics and indicators according to their individual concerns, priorities and resources.

  1. 7:50 am – 8:10 am Presentation on the Global Set of Indicators

    Presenter: Marcus Newbury, United Nations Statistical Division

  2. 8:10 am – 8:20 am

    Discussion

Session 4 – Why Measurement Matters and How Nations Act

Session 4 will showcase country examples of work that addresses challenges related to defining Net-Zero, the role of the NSO in measuring net zero, and identifying relevant indicators and data. Presenters will share innovative methods and techniques and their experiences to date in the development of net zero measurement.

  1. 8:20 am – 8:40 am

    Presenter: Environment and Climate Change Canada

  2. 8:40 am – 9:00 am

    Presenter: To be confirmed

  3. 9:00 am – 9:20 am

    Presenter: Mr. Diego Cobaleda Coordinator of the Environmental and Economic General Synthesis Group, DANE Colombia

  4. 9:20 am – 9:40 am

    Discussion

  5. 9:40 am – 9:50 am: Concluding remarks

    Chair

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