Scottish Carbon Accounting Group

Introduction and close
Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University

Session 1: Chair: Sarah Boyack, MSP.

10.00

Opening Remarks, Sarah Boyack

10.15

The Carbon Counting Challenge
Colin Challen, MP

10.35

Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration & the Local Footprints Project: Measuring Progress
George Tarvit, Development Manager, Sustainable Scotland Network

10.55

Carbon Counting projects at the City of Edinburgh
Janice Pauwels, Manager of the Sustainable Development Unit, City of Edinburgh
Council

11.15

Carbon and Sustainability Accounting: An IPCC-based Approach
Paul Jowitt and Keith Baker, SISTech Ltd

11.35

Moving from Carbon Accounting to Carbon Informed Decision Making: The Challenges
Jan Bebbington, Director, ST Andrews Sustainability Institute, Vice-Chair (Scotland)  Sustainable Development Commission

11.50

Discussion

12.15

Lunch

Session 2: Chair: Professor Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University

13.15

Towards a Standard for Carbon Accounting: a view from CIBSE
Hywel Davies, CIBSE and Stuart Macpherson, Irons Foulner Consulting Engineers

13.35

The Challenge of Sourcing Reliable Data
Karen Turner, University of Strathclyde

13.55

Carbon Benchmarking Green ICT
Guy Hudson, Chairman of the UK Carbon Accounting Group ICT Sub-committee

14.15

Tea

Session 3: Chair: Colin Challen, MP.

14.45

Comparing Corporate Carbon Performance: Implications for Carbon Counting
Dr. Craig MacKenzie and Sarah Ivory, University of Edinburgh Business School

15.05

Setting the Boundaries
Gary Davis, Senior Consultant, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management and ESD

15.25

The Infuriating Inconsistency of Carbon Factors
Andrew Peacock, Heriot Watt University

15.45

Ways Forward – Open Discussion

16.00 

End of Conference