Expert workshop on consumption-based accounting – implications for policy

Date: 5 Jul 2011
Speaker(s):
Venue: Imperial College, London

This expert workshop was co-hosted by the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) with the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF)

The workshop brought together experts in consumption-based accounting and internationally recognised policy analysts on climate change mitigation and governance to examine the full implications of the different options for consumption-based approaches to climate change governance and policy.

The workshop explored the strategies that exist to address consumer emissions, considering their political ramifications, the required institutional structures and their effectiveness in reducing GHG emissions.

Date and location: 5 July 2011, Imperial College, London

Speakers included: In addition to CCCEP and UKERC, contributers included the Committee on Climate Change, Defra, the Tyndall Centre, the Carbon Trust and the European Environment Agency

More information

Programme

• Workshop schedule (PDF), including objectives of the day, and speaker biographies (PDF)
• Workshop notes (PDF): includes summary of presentations and discussion and key research questions

Presentation slides

• John Barrett with Steve Sorrell slides (PDF, 843KB)
• John Barrett’s opening presentation (PDF, 771KB)
• Julia Steinberger (PDF, 3.48MB)
• Alice Bows (PDF, 803KB)
• Sara Eppel (PDF, 514KB)
• Harry Wilting (PDF, 1.02MB)
• Arnold Tukker (PDF, 847KB)
• Keith James (PDF, 392KB)
• Graham Sinden (PDF, 434KB)
• Glen Peters (PDF, 1.02MB)
• Karen Turner (PDF, 615KB)
• John Van Ardenne (To obtain a copy of this presentation, please contact Margo Hanson)
• Eva Ahlner (PDF, 1.15MB)

Further material

• UKERC briefing paper on Carbon Emission Accounting (PDF, 821KB)