Roundtable on scalable, low-cost network approaches for CH4 emission monitoring
British Summer Time (UTC +1)
Location: Cambridge, UK
This in an invite-only workshop. Please do not forward.
The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Greenhouse gas emissions, including those of CH4, are among the biggest drivers of the problem. At the same time, monitoring emissions and identifying sources of gases like CH4 remains a complex and costly process. However, developments in lower cost instruments and the assimilation of observations into models has raised the prospect of developing powerful, economically accessible, and scalable tools for monitoring GHG emissions.
This roundtable aims to bring together a diverse group of experts to explore these innovative strategies for measuring CH4 emissions at scale. Through fostering a collaborative dialogue, we hope to identify collective strategies and, importantly, actions that could form the basis of future solutions towards low-cost methane monitoring.
Please register by May 20 to secure your attendance.
If you have questions or would like to recommend another colleague to attend, please contact Emily Maryatt at Maryattemily@microsoft.com for approval.
Location: 198 Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0AB, United Kingdom
Day of arrival: Upon your arrival at the lab, please report to the registration desk to collect your name badge.
Format: We welcome you to join us in-person in Cambridge, UK to hear from leaders in the field and engage in group discussions, brainstorming, and social activities.
Breakfast will be served from 9:30 AM-10:00 AM at the lab. Lunch will also be provided. We invite you to join us for dinner following the workshop at 6:00 PM-9:00 PM at St John’s College. We will provide a shuttle service to and from dinner, leaving from 198 Science Park at 5:45 PM and leaving the restaurant at 9:00 PM.
Agenda:
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Breakfast and coffee (in Ruby) |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction – Thomas Karagiannis |
| Participant perspectives (15 mins) | |
| 10:15 AM | Emily Shuckburgh (Cambridge Zero) |
| 10:30 AM | Daniel Zavala-Araiza (Environmental Defense Fund) (Virtual talk) |
| 10:45 AM | Ron Cohen (UC Berkeley) |
| 11:00 AM | Carole Helfter (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh) |
| 11:15 AM | Roger Timmis (Environment Agency) |
| 11:30 AM | Break (2nd floor kitchen hub) |
| Participant perspectives (10 min each) | |
| 11:45 AM | Euan Nisbet (Royal Holloway University of London) |
| 11:55 AM | Grant Allen (University of Manchester) |
| 12:05 PM | Adam Pellegrini (Cambridge University) |
| 12:15 PM | Matthew Rigby (University of Bristol) |
| 12:25 PM | Jerome Woodwark (Edinburgh University) |
| 12:35 PM | A. T. Archibald (Cambridge University) |
| 12:45 PM | Tom Gardiner (National Physical Laboratory) |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch (ground floor) |
| 2:00 PM | Working group discussion (breakout groups) |
| 3:45 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | Converge towards actions and next steps |
| 5:30 PM | Closing |
| 5:45 PM | Shuttle to dinner from 198 Science Park |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner at St. John’s College |
| 9:00 PM | Close of event |
Organizing committee
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