WHAT IS STATISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE?
       There is no common definition
       The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines statistical 
        infrastructure as tools that support the operation of a 
        statistical system
       It can be said to include everything else but statistics 
        themselves – it answers the question how?
       In this analysis we include: legislation; standards and 
        classifications; frameworks and integration; statistical 
        methods; organizational structures; quality assurance and 
        guidelines; knowledge and capacity; and cooperation 
        networks
       This presentation will first explain the challenges and then 
        give a summary of the recommendations
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        LEGISLATION
       National legislation has a key role in: 
          Facilitating effective cooperation between agencies, 
           especially those belonging to the national emission 
           inventory system and 
          Providing a legal basis for exchange of data
       Climate research requires sometimes access to microdata 
        and also detailed geo-referenced statistical data – this 
        may be difficult to match with confidentiality requirements of 
        national legislation
       Analysis of climate change related issues requires linking 
        data from different sources, which adds up to the 
        confidentiality problems and causes problems of access to 
        data
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        STANDARDS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
       Need to find ways to link between inventories and other 
         statistics – there is a mismatch between classifications
           Would enable integrated analysis of the economic, social 
            and environmental aspects of GHG emissions. 
       Statistical classifications, definitions and quality criteria 
         need to be adapted regularly to include new aspects 
         relevant to climate change
       Common definitions for climate change related statistics 
         should be agreed upon 
       Methodological guidelines for data collection and 
         compilation should be designed for climate change related 
         statistisc
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         FRAMEWORKS AND INTEGRATION
         NSOs need to mainly rely on existing guiding frameworks 
           for GHG inventories rather than expecting many changes. 
         Synergies could be found by reviewing connections of 
           existing statistical frameworks with climate change and 
           GHG inventories 
             Energy statistics, national accounts, environmental accounts, air emissions 
               accounts and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)…
             For example, statistical business registers could be useful for producing 
               climate change related statistics if they included a geo-reference for all 
               relevant data.
         In the longer run, methodological guidelines or a framework 
           for data collection and compilation on climate change 
           related statistics should be developed. 
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         STATISTICAL METHODS
          The statistical system should be engaged in the methodology 
           development led by the IPCC and UNFCCC so that existing statistics 
           could be used fully. 
             Can help to evaluate if the needed source data in a proposed methodology 
               are available or possible to develop with reasonable costs. 
             NSOs could work with inventory compilers to make activity data available 
               earlier to help develop timelier emission estimates
          Producing climate change related statistics might require adoption of 
           new statistical methodologies by NSOs – geographic information 
           systems (GIS)
          Merging different types of data from various sources would place major 
           requirements for the capacity and inter-functionality of IT 
           systems and wide access to data
          The data linkage techniques and methods of data reconciliation 
           would require further improvements. 
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