Transcript Introduction to the preliminary draft of IRES Expert Group Meeting on Energy Statistics New York, 2-5 November 2010

Introduction to the preliminary draft
of IRES
Expert Group Meeting on Energy Statistics
New York, 2-5 November 2010
Outline
Background
Organization of the revision process
Provisional draft of IRES
Summary of the 2nd stage worldwide consultation
Background
• The work started in 2005 with a programme review
on energy statistics to the UN Commission
• In 2005 the ad-hoc expert group meeting on energy
statistics was held in NY
• Two groups were created in 2005 by the
Commission to advance in energy statistics:
• The Oslo Group on Energy Statistics
• Intersec. Working Group on Energy Statistics
(InterEnerStat)
The mandate of the Oslo Group on Energy Statistics:
Review and contribute to the updating of the United
Nations handbooks and manuals on energy statistics;
….
The mandate of InterEnerStat:
harmonizing of data collection, processing and
dissemination, by limiting duplication and/or by building
links/bridges between existing energy statistics
questionnaires, concepts, methods and timetables;
…
• In 2007, UNSD reviewed the work for the
revision of the existing UN publications on
energy stat. and decided that enough
momentum had been created for the
development of international recommendations
for energy statistics
• In 2009 the UN Commission endorsed the
UNSD strategy for the preparation of IRES
Organization of the revision
process
• Substantive discussion and drafting
• discussion on substantive issues (within the Oslo Group
and InterEnerStat)
• collection of country experience
• drafting text
• Consultation
• Ad-hoc on specific issues with relevant groups such as
the Expert Group on Classification, UNCEEA, London
Group, etc.
• Worldwide consultation with countries and organizations
(carried out in 2 stages)
• Expert Group Meeting prior to the IRES submission to the
UN Commission
The provisional draft of IRES
IRES provides recommendations on different stages
of the statistical process from: basic concepts,
definitions and classifications to data sources, data
compilation strategies, energy balances, data
quality and statistical dissemination.
IRES will provide a firm foundation for a long-term
development of energy statistics based on the
Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
The provisional draft of IRES reflects:
• the discussion took place during the Oslo
Group meetings
• the work done by InterEnerStat on the
harmonized definitions in energy statistics
(flows and products)
• the results of the 1st worldwide consultation
on the scope and content of IRES
Outline of IRES
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: Scope of energy statistics
Chapter 3: Standard International Energy Classification
Chapter 4: Measurement units and conversion factors
Chapter 5: Energy Flows
Chapter 6: Statistical units and data items
Chapter 7: Data collection and compilation
Chapter 8: Energy balances
Chapter 9: Data quality assurance and metadata
Chapter 10: Dissemination
Chapter 11: Use of energy statistics and balances in the compilation of energy
accounts and other statistics
Annex A: Primary/secondary and renewable /non-renewable products
Annex B: CPC subclasses linked with SIEC
Annex C: Additional tables on conversion factors, calorific values and
measurement units
Annex 4: Commodity balance
References
Glossary
Index
Summary results of the
worldwide consultation
• The preliminary draft of IRES circulated to
countries and organizations (with a
questionnaire) on 2 July 2010
• 95 responses were received during the
consultation:
• 85 from countries
• 12 from international/regional organizations
• Overall there was a strong support and
agreement for the provisional draft of IRES
Overall summary of responses
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
yes
no
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
no pinion
Thank you!