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The Oslo Group
Objectives, working plan and
collaboration with the LG
Kristine E. Kolshus
Division for Environmental Statistics
Statistics Norway
London Group meeting, New York, 19-21 June 2006
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Background
Statistical Commission at its 36th Session
requested to organise an ad-hoc expert working
group to:
1. Outline priorities for tackling the issues raised in
the Program Review on energy statistics;
2. Identify the most appropriate fora to address
these issues;
3. Report back to the Bureau of the Statistical
Commission with an outline of specific mandate
and recommendations with timetable.
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Recommendation of the Ad hoc Expert Working
Group:
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Establish a city group on energy statistics to tackle methodological
issues – The Oslo Group
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Established May 2005
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Chaired by Olav Ljones from Statistics Norway
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First meeting at Statistics Norway in Oslo 6-8 Feb 2006
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Next meeting (India) – potentially autumn 2006 or first quarter 2007
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Time frame for work plan is 5 years, 2005 – 2010
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Objective of the Oslo group:
To address issues related to energy statistics
and
Contribute to improved international
standards and improved methods for official
energy statistics by pooling expertise in the
energy community.
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Actions to reach objectives (1)
• To identify users' needs
• To define scope of official energy statistics
• To identify and collect national and international best
practices
• To identify gaps in coverage (e.g. fuel types, flows) and to
develop methodology to cover gaps
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Actions to reach objectives (2)
• To adopt, link or develop bridges to international
standard concepts and classifications in
economic/environment statistics to facilitate the
integration and interface of energy statistics with other
statistical systems (for example the national accounts)
• To recommend a core set of tables as minimum
requirement at national and international level to satisfy
major user needs.
• To review and contribute to the updating of UNSD
handbooks and manuals on energy statistics
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UNSD manual on energy account (1982)
• To be established as a guide for primary energy
statistics
• Also cover energy data in other statistics, like
- National Accounts
- Energy accounts/balances
- Environmental statistics (emissions to air)
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Organisation of the work
• Discussion groups
1. Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
2. Coal and coke
3. Biomass and waste
4. New and alternative energy sources
5. Principles and methods in Energy Balances
• An electronic discussion forum is being established at
Statistics Norway's website (http://www.ssb.no/ocg/)
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The Oslo group and the SEEA 2003 rev
Items to be covered by the Oslo group mainly related to
chapter 4 in the SEEA manual:
• Issue 5 on Energy statistics and energy accounts
• Issue 6 on the link b/w energy accounts and the Kyoto
protocol inventories
• Issue 7 on renewable energy accounts
It is important for the Oslo group to be consistent with the
SNA, SEEA and the needs for the Kyoto protocol.
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The Oslo group and the London group
• Approaches of these two city groups in the energy
area will not necessarily overlap.
• But, important to ensure consistency between
definitions and classifications of flows and stocks.
• How does the London group think that the
collaboration between the city groups should
be organised?
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