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Inventories & Projections
Accounting for air pollutants and greenhouse gases
An emissions inventory is an account of the amount of pollution released into the environment. This could be an inventory for an entire country or just a small area, consisting of a wide range of pollutants or just a few. The data in an emissions inventory enables policy makers to prioritise options to reduce emissions and to monitor progress towards emission reduction targets.
Aether supports the development of air pollution and greenhouse gas emission inventories for national governments to fulfil their international reporting requirements. We also undertake similar work for regions and local authorities. Our services span national inventory compilation and auditing, authoring guidance documents, and capacity building to build teams and train inventory compilers.
Planning & Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Inventory Compilation
Reporting
Review
Projections
Inventory guidance and review
Aether provides guidance documents, training and key tools to support countries in developing their own skills in emissions inventories.
Aether has worked as part of multi-disciplinary teams to produce and update guidance documents on emissions inventory compilation and emissions projections. We have also worked on programmes across Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean to develop and train teams in producing emission inventories. Aether provides a suite of tools to aid emission inventory compilation, from simple spreadsheet templates and auditing tools to bespoke database solutions for calculation and reporting.
As part of collaborative teams, Aether has authored guidance for countries developing emission inventories and emissions projections, on behalf of the European Commission.
Chris Dore chairs the Task Force on Emissions Inventories and Projections which is responsible for developing the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook.
Aether and TNO developed greenhouse gas emission projection guidelines in support of the EU’s Effort Sharing Decision. This project brought together a team with long standing experience and excellence in developing and using GHG emissions projections and working with Policies and Measures at a national and international level.
Capacity building
Aether has a broad range of experienced experts skilled in capacity building and knowledge sharing. These experts support the European Commission, UNDP and other organisations in delivering focussed and progressive programmes of capacity building including the development of organisational and institutional systems for sustainable data gathering, analysis and reporting of data on greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Much of this work is focussed on supporting countries in meeting the Paris Agreement commitments, particularly on transparency and in developing sustainable MRV systems for Nationally Determined Contributions.
Aether provides leading roles in the organisation and management of the Task Force on Emissions Inventories and Projections (TFEIP), including the role of Chair. Aether arranges the annual meeting enabling worldwide air quality emissions experts to network, share best practice and new research findings.
Inventory tools
Aether provides a suite of tools to aid emissions inventory compilation and related data processes. These tools range from simple spreadsheet templates and auditing tools to bespoke database solutions for calculation and reporting.
Aether has developed data visualisation and analysis tools to improve data interpretation and review. Q-Comments can be used to systematise quality assurance and quality control activities to ensure transparency. Whereas MRV system portals facilitate engagement across a wide breadth of stakeholders and maximise institutional knowledge retention and sharing.
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