Posts by Liz McKeown

Looking beyond GDP and providing insights on climate change

Categories: Data, Environment, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Public Policy

Today, for the first time, we are publishing climate change insights alongside our first quarterly estimate of GDP, outlining options for measuring quarterly emissions, and committing to plans to develop ‘Beyond GDP’ measures of inclusive income. In this post, Liz McKeown shares an update on the work of the ONS in informing understanding of economic, environmental and social progress.

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Informing the pandemic response: What’s next from the ONS?

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy, ONS, Population, Public Policy

In the months ahead ONS will continue to provide new information to inform the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New analysis of the transmission rate will be included along with further insight on the social and economic impacts.  In this post Liz McKeown and Grant Fitzner, who are leading the analytical response, reflect on our progress so far, and describe our plans going forward.

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