What role does measurement play in climate action? (UK Universities COP26 Climate Innovation Showcase)

Join the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), its Postgraduate Institute for Measurement Science, the Universities of Bristol, Edinburgh and Royal Holloway as they explore the critical role measurement plays in understanding and responding to climate change.

NPL (the UK’s National Metrology Institute) and University Partners across the UK, particularly through the Detection and Attribution of Regional greenhouse gas Emissions (DARE-UK) project and UK-DECC Network funded by NERC and BEIS, are working on the science to provide confidence in delivering accuracy and reliability to greenhouse gas emissions estimates, that governments, regulators and industry can rely on. This live on-line seminar will feature some of the very latest research through a series of short talks and panel debate with speakers from the Met Office, Ricardo, Airbus and NPL providing delegates with the chance to quiz the experts about future science directions.

Find out about

• Pioneering projects helping us understand greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
• Measurement techniques, the role of industry and why accuracy matters
• Current and future collaborations in climate science
• The impact of measurement on Policy
• Careers and studentships in measurement science

Chair

Matt Rigby, DARE-UK, University of Bristol

Speakers

• Early career researchers from across the UK
• Alistair Manning, Met Office, co-Lead of UK DECC Network
• Anita Ganesan, Modelling lead for DARE-UK, University of Bristol
• Kat Elsom, Head of Marketing, Airbus Defence Space - Intelligence
• John Watterson, GHG emissions Inventories Knowledge Leader, Ricardo
• Tim Arnold, Senior Research Scientist, National Physical Laboratory & University of Edinburgh

Audience

This event is intended for a general audience and members of the public concerned about climate action and measurements and the science behind the measurements.