Compiling Climate Change Indicators - An Accounting Approach

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Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, statistics, or a related field; compiling or supervising work on climate related macroeconomic statistics.
Target Audience:
- Officials from national statistics agencies, ministries of finance, planning, or environment, central banks, financial sector supervisory agencies, and other agencies that are responsible for compiling environment and/or climate change related statistics.

The focus of the course is on better understanding the relationship between climate change and economic activity.
The statistical framework used is the System of Environmental Economic Accounting, which provides the concepts, definitions, and methodology for measuring the relationship between climate change and economic activity.
Participants will learn about:
- Physical supply and use tables for energy and air emissions.
- Indicators that can be compiled from these accounts.
The course explores the criticality of natural hazards, which significantly impact the broader economy and financial system, affecting both short-term and long-term economic stability through discussions on the role of official statistics.

Provide an overview of the type of data and indicators that can be used to help understand the economic and financial implications of climate change.
Provide a broad understanding of what an environment and climate change statistics program encompasses and how to develop a national program and close macro-critical data gaps.
Identify data sources, compilation methods, and uses of key macro-relevant climate-change indicators for effective climate-related policies.

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