1. 3. National Inventory Complier and Sectoral Expert situation in the UK
John Watterson & Melissa Downes
(With thanks to Justin Goodwin, Glen Thistlethwaite and Sarah Baggott)

2. UK National Inventory System (DEFRA) DEFRA
EU MONITORING MECHANISM
15th January & 15 March
(AEA Technology:- netcen)
LLUCF inventory
(CEH/FC/DEFRA)
UK Emission Inventory Database
CRF
Agricultural Inventory
(IGER/DEFRA)
Defra Contracts
Other Inventory Development
(Contracts/DEFRA)
NIR
UNFCCC
15 April
Energy & Fuel Statistics
(DTI)
Pollution Inventory
(Environment Agency)
Transport Statistics
(DfT)
Emission Factors
(IPCC Guidelines)
Official Datasets:
Inventory Compilation & QA/QC
Data Gathering
Checking
Interpretation
Calculation
MOU* Development (2004/5)
Statistical Datasets
UnOffical Datasets:
Industry & NGO’s
(UKPIA, UKOOA Other Trade Associations, Individual Companies)
Emission Factors
Guidebooks & Literature
Unofficial Datasets:
Key
Controlled Data Flow
Data Quality Agreements
MOU* Development (2005/6)
Data Sources:
Xxx...
DEFRA’s Zone of Authority
AEA Technology Zone of Authority
* MOU = Memorandum of Understanding

3. UK NIS - Key organisations
Single National Entity
UK Defra
GHGi management team
6+
Sector Experts
Inventory Agency
Netcen
Data processing and reporting, QAQC management, GHGi planning & development
10+
NIC
Energy
Industry Transport Waste
Netcen
10+
LUCF
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 3
Agriculture
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research 2
Key Data Providers (KDPs)
Energy data – DTI
DfT - Transport
UKOOA – oil & gas
UKPIA - petroleum
etc.
Confirm capacity